NGC 5266
NGC 5266 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 5266:
| NGC: | NGC 5266 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.43 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:43:02.11 |
| Declination: | -48:10:09.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.09 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 2995 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010042 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS