NGC 5102
E501818
NGC 5102 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively nearby distance and membership in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy
ⓘ
lenticular galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | ~−18 ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~8.7 × 2.8 arcmin ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | ~10.4 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~9.9 ⓘ |
| bulge | prominent bulge ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | overall blue-green visual appearance in images ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system (J2000) ⓘ |
| declination | −36° 38′ (approx) ⓘ |
| discovery | discovered in the 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveryCataloger | John Louis Emil Dreyer (cataloged in NGC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disk | lens-like stellar disk ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~11 Mly
ⓘ
~3.3 Mpc ⓘ |
| dustContent | contains some dust lanes and patches ⓘ |
| environment | member of a loose galaxy group environment ⓘ |
| galaxyGroup |
Centaurus A Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centaurus A/M83 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gasContent | relatively gas-poor ⓘ |
| groupDominantGalaxy | Centaurus A (NGC 5128) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| HIContent | contains relatively little neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| HubbleSequencePosition | early-type disk galaxy ⓘ |
| interactionStatus | no strong current tidal interaction signatures ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToMilkyWay | in the nearby universe outside the Local Group ⓘ |
| majorAxisAngularSize | ~8.7 arcmin ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^10 solar masses ⓘ |
| minorAxisAngularSize | ~2.8 arcmin ⓘ |
| morphologicalType |
S0
ⓘ
SA0- ⓘ |
| NGCNumber | 5102 ⓘ |
| nucleus | hosts a compact nuclear region ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
ESO 270-17
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIPASS J1321-36 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 46668 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~468 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.0009 ⓘ |
| researchUse | used as a laboratory for studying lenticular galaxy evolution ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 13h 21m (approx) ⓘ |
| spectralFeatures | shows absorption-line dominated spectrum with some emission regions ⓘ |
| starburstHistory | evidence for past central starburst ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | low current star formation rate ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | dominantly intermediate-age and old stars ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHolePresence | likely hosts a central massive black hole ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | relatively high central surface brightness ⓘ |
| visibility | observable with small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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