Global InformationNGC 5026 information
| NGC 5026 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 5026 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 14m 13.656s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 57′ 40.45″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011838[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3549 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 130.6 Mly (40.03 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.48[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SB0/a(rs)[2] |
| Size | 99,300 ly (30,440 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.450′ × 1.666′[1][note 1] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-07-27-048, PGC 46023[4] | |
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NGC 5026 is a barred spiral galaxy or lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus.[2] It was discovered on 5 June 1834 by John Herschel.[5] It was described as "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[5]
- ^ a b c Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 5026". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Springob, Christopher M; Magoulas, Christina; Colless, Matthew; Mould, Jeremy; Erdoğdu, Pirin; Jones, D. Heath; Lucey, John R; Campbell, Lachlan; Fluke, Christopher J (2014). "The 6dF Galaxy Survey: peculiar velocity field and cosmography". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445 (3): 2677. arXiv:1409.6161. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.445.2677S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1743.
- ^ a b c "NGC 5026". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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