NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years.[2][3]
| NGC 5068 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 5068 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 18m 54.8s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 02′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002228[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 668 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 22 Mly (6.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7′.2 × 6′.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 46400[1] | |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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