NGC 5740
NGC 5740 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5740:
| NGC: | NGC 5740 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.82 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.07 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:44:24.45 |
| Declination: | 01:40:47.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 165° |
| Radial velocity: | 1575 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005268 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS