NGC 5049
NGC 5049 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5049:
| NGC: | NGC 5049 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.73 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:15:59.30 |
| Declination: | -16:23:49.80 |
| Major axis: | 2.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 2731 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009153 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS