NGC 5042
NGC 5042 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5042:
| NGC: | NGC 5042 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.75 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:15:31.02 |
| Declination: | -23:59:02.60 |
| Major axis: | 4.15 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.2 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 19° |
| Radial velocity: | 1391 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00465 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS