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NGC 5146

Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 5146
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	13h 26m 38s
Declination	-12° 19' 26"
Distance	c.286,700,000 light years c.87,900,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.1 Absolute: -20.1
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 2.2' Actual: c.200,000 light years
Hubble Type	E-S0 Elliptical-Lenticular Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	April / May
Notes	This early-type galaxy belongs to a small and very distant galaxy group. In the skies of Earth, NGC 5146 and its group occupy a region just southward of the bright star Spica in Virgo. This galaxy is not to be confused with the Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146 (whereas this galaxy is NGC 5146, a point of misidentification found in various sources).

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