NGC 5114

NGC 5114
2MASS image of NGC 5114.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 13h 24m 01.7s[1]
Declination −32° 20′ 38″[1]
Redshift 0.011945[1]
Helio radial velocity 3581 km/s[1]
Distance 172 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.45[1]
Characteristics
Type SAB0-[1]
Size ~130,400 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.7 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
ESO 444-24, MCG -5-32-6, PGC 46828 [1]

NGC 5114 is a lenticular galaxy located about 170 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Centaurus.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 3, 1836.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5114. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5114". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5100 - 5149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

Coordinates: 13h 24m 01.7s, -32° 20′ 38″

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