NGC 5101 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It is separated in the sky from the spiral galaxy NGC 5078 by about 0.5 degrees, and both are believed to be at the same distance from the Earth. This would mean they are approximately 800,000 light-years apart. Both galaxies are believed to be about the size of the Milky Way.[3]
NGC 5101 | |
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![]() NGC 5101 by GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydra |
Right ascension | 13h 21m 46.2s[1] |
Declination | −27° 25′ 50″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006231[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 1868 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 89 Mly (27.4 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R'_1R'_2)SB(rl)0/a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 5′.4 × 4′.6[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 46661[1] |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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