NGC 5494
NGC 5494 is a late 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 5494:
| NGC: | NGC 5494 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.96 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.29 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:12:24.18 |
| Declination: | -30:38:38.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.33 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 2601 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008715 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS