| NGC 5101 | |
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 NGC 5101 withlegacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 13h 21m 46.2s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 25′ 50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006231[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1868 ± 3km/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] |
| Size | ~150,000ly (45.91kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.4′ × 4.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 46661[1] | |
NGC 5101 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellationHydra. It is separated in the sky from thespiral galaxyNGC 5078 by about 0.5 degrees, and both are believed to be at the same distance from theEarth. This would mean they are approximately 800,000light-years apart. Both galaxies are believed to be about the size of theMilky Way.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 5101: SN 1986B (type I, mag. 17) was discovered byBruno Leibundgut and L. Cameron on 13 February 1986.[4][5]
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