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NGC 5300
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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NGC 5300 | |
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![]() NGC 5300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 13h 48m 16s[1] |
Declination | +03° 57′ 03″[1] |
Redshift | 1171 ± 6 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)c[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 1.4′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8727,[1] PGC 48959[1] |
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