De Vaucouleurs Atlas Type: SAB(rs)bc

Filter: B

Telescope: McGraw-Hill 1.3-m
North right , East up
Field Dimensions: 5.2 x 4.0 arcminutes

RC3 Type: SAB(rs)bc
RSA Type: Sb(rs)I/SBb(rs)I
Surface Brightness Range Displayed: 18.0-26.0 mag per square arcsec
Absolute Blue Magnitude: -21.7
Elmegreen Spiral Arm Class: AC 9

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Description:

NGC 5371 has a weak bar that is somewhat foreshortened by the high inclination . Two strong spiral arms break from the ends of this bar and wind at least 270^o, never closing into an outer pseudoring . Although one might recognize an inner pseudoring , as did both de Vaucouleurs and Sandage, this could be a spurious feature caused by perpective on an open spiral pattern. The (rs) classification is more accurate. In fact, NGC 5371 is a very good example of the SAB(s) type. The classification as Sbc is based on the openness and patchiness of the main arms, but it would be an ``early" Sbc compared to others in this section.