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NGC 5143

NGC 5143 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5143:

NGC:NGC 5143
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBd
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Surface brightness:23 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.9
J-mag (IR):14.5
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):13.6
Right Ascension:13:25:01.28
Declination:36:26:13.80
Major axis:0.53 '
Minor axis:0.34 '
Angle (major axis):101°
Radial velocity:5786 km/s
Redshift:0.01949

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS