NGC 5140
NGC 5140 is a lenticular 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 5140:
| NGC: | NGC 5140 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.59 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:26:21.73 |
| Declination: | -33:52:06.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 47° |
| Radial velocity: | 3842 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0129 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS