| NGC 5300 | |
|---|---|
 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] | |
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]
