NGC 5101 - Citizendia

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
NGC 5101
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	13^h 21^m 46. The New General Catalogue ( NGC) is the best-known catalogue of Deep sky objects in Amateur astronomy. In Astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference for the Orbital elements of a Celestial body. In Astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference for the Orbital elements of a Celestial body. In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture Hydra (ˈhaɪdrə is the largest of the 88 modern Constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy. Right ascension (abbrev RA; symbol α) is the Astronomical term for one of the two Coordinates of a point on the Celestial sphere 2^s^[1]
Declination	-27° 25′ 50″^[1]
Redshift	1868 ± 3 km/s^[1]
Type	(R'_1R'_2)SB(rl)0/a^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′. In Astronomy, declination (abbrev dec or δ) is one of the two coordinates of the Equatorial coordinate system, the other being either In Physics and Astronomy, redshift occurs when Electromagnetic radiation – usually Visible light – emitted or reflected by The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Galaxy morphological classification is a system used by Astronomers to divide galaxies into groups based on their visual appearance The angular diameter of an object as seen from a given position is the "visual diameter" of the object measured as an angle 4 × 4′. 6^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11. The apparent magnitude ( m) of a celestial body is a measure of its Brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value 6^[1]
Other designations
PGC 46661^[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5101 is a Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra. The Catalogue of Principal Galaxies ( PGC) is an Astronomical catalogue published in 1989 that lists B1950 and J2000 Equatorial A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter This is a list of notable galaxies. List 4C 3711 Abell 1835 IR1916 AM 0644-741 A lenticular galaxy is a type of Galaxy which is intermediate between an Elliptical galaxy and a Spiral galaxy in Galaxy morphological classification In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture Hydra (ˈhaɪdrə is the largest of the 88 modern Constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 5101. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.

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