NGC 5291
NGC 5291 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 5291:
| NGC: | NGC 5291 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.58 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:47:24.48 |
| Declination: | -30:24:25.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.24 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 173° |
| Radial velocity: | 4358 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014645 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS