NGC 5101

NGC 5101
NGC 5101 with legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	13^h 21^m 46.2^s[1]
Declination	−27° 25′ 50″[1]
Redshift	0.006231[1]
Heliocentric 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]

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]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5101: SN 1986B (type I, mag. 17) was discovered by Bruno Leibundgut and L. Cameron on 13 February 1986.^[4][5]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5101. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
2. "Distance Results for NGC 5101". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
3. Nemiroff, Robert; Bonnell, Jerry. "NGC 5101 and Friends". APOD. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
4. Leibundgut, B.; Cameron, L. (1986). "Supernova 1986B in NGC 5105". International Astronomical Union Circular (4177): 1. Bibcode:1986IAUC.4177....1L.
5. "SN 1986B". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5101 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 5101 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images