NGC 5300 explained

NGC 5300
Credit:NASA/GALEX/WikiSky
Epoch:J2000
Type:SAB(r)c[1]
Z:1171 ± 6 km/s
Appmag V:13.6
Size V:2.2 × 1.4
Constellation Name:Virgo
Names:UGC 8727, PGC 48959

NGC 5300 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 5364 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 5300 . 2007-04-04.
  2. Web site: The Virgo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 .