NGC 5121
NGC 5121 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5121:
| NGC: | NGC 5121 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.39 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.73 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:24:45.61 |
| Declination: | -37:40:55.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 30° |
| Radial velocity: | 1466 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0049 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS