NGC 5131
NGC 5131 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5131:
| NGC: | NGC 5131 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 21.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:23:56.94 |
| Declination: | 30:59:17.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 77° |
| Radial velocity: | 6769 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02284 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS