NGC 5006
NGC 5006 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5006:
| NGC: | NGC 5006 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.56 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:11:45.77 |
| Declination: | -19:15:42.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 2° |
| Radial velocity: | 2779 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009313 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS