NGC 5101
NGC 5101 is a lenticular 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 5101:
| NGC: | NGC 5101 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.07 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:21:46.24 |
| Declination: | -27:25:49.90 |
| Major axis: | 5.9 ' |
| Minor axis: | 5.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 123° |
| Radial velocity: | 1871 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006261 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS