NGC 5457
NGC 5457 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5457:
| NGC: | NGC 5457 |
| Messier: | M 101 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 7.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.36 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.52 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.81 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:03:12.54 |
| Declination: | 54:20:56.20 |
| Major axis: | 23.99 ' |
| Minor axis: | 23.07 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 28° |
| Radial velocity: | 243 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000811 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS