Coordinates: Sky map 13h 48m 16s, +03° 57′ 03″

NGC 5300

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NGC 5300
NGC 5300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 48m 16s[1]
Declination+03° 57′ 03″[1]
Redshift1171 ± 6 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2 × 1.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 8727,[1] PGC 48959[1]

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]

References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 5300 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images