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]
| NGC 5114 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5114. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5114". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5100 - 5149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
External links
edit- NGC 5114 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images