Galaxy · constellation Vir

NGC 5257

NGC 5257MCG +00-35-015PGC 48330UGC 8641
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
13h 39m 52.9s
Declination
+0° 50' 24"
Size
1.5′ × 46.2″
Position angle
85°
Magnitude
13.0 (V)
Surface brightness
22.78 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
SABb
Difficulty
3/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

UM 598 is a set of two HII regions within NGC 5257.

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