NGC 5171
NGC 5171 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5171 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.7 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.3 |
Right Ascension: | 13:29:21.56 |
Declination: | 11:44:06.40 |
Major axis: | 1.07 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 5° |
Radial velocity: | 6768 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.022836 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula