NGC 5146 Cocoon Nebula
NGC 5146 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5146 |
Common name: | Cocoon Nebula |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.1 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 9.48 |
Right Ascension: | 13:26:37.49 |
Declination: | -12:19:26.30 |
Major axis: | 2.16 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.39 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 33° |
Radial velocity: | 6680 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.022536 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula