NGC 5156
NGC 5156 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5156 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 9.69 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.04 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:28:44.09 |
| Declination: | -48:55:00.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.54 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.08 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 2985 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010007 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula