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]
| 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] | |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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