NGC 5112

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NGC 5112
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NGC 5112 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension13h 21m 56.4s[1]
Declination+38° 44′ 05″[1]
Redshift0.003219[1]
Helio radial velocity965 ± 9 km/s[1]
Distance62 ± 3 Mly
(19.1 ± 1 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)cd[1]
Apparent size (V)4′.0 × 2′.8[1]
Other designations
UGC 8403,[1] PGC 46671[1]

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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5112. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 5112". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-14.

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Coordinates: Sky map 13h 21m 56.4s, +38° 44′ 05″


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