NGC 5146
Cocoon Nebula
NGC 5146 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 5146:
| NGC: | NGC 5146 |
| Common name: | Cocoon Nebula |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.48 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:26:37.49 |
| Declination: | -12:19:26.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
| Radial velocity: | 6680 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022536 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS