NGC 5112 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy is in close physical proximity to the edge-on dwarf spiral NGC 5107.
| NGC 5112 | |
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NGC 5112 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h 21m 56.4s[1] |
| Declination | +38° 44′ 05″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003219[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 965 ± 9 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 62 ± 3 Mly (19.1 ± 1 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)cd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4′.0 × 2′.8[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8403,[1] PGC 46671[1] | |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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