NGC 5206
| NGC 5206 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5206 from Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center and DSS (Digitized Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 35m 17s |
| Declination | -48° 16’ 52” |
| Distance | 10.4 million ly |
| Group or cluster | Centaurus A |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.62 |
| magnitude (J) | 9.39 |
| magnitude (H) | 8.55 |
| magnitude (K) | 8.49 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Dwarf galaxy |
| Mass | 2.6x10^4 M☉ |
| Notable features | Strongly nucleated |
NGC 5206 is an early-type dwarf elliptical galaxy located 3.2 mpc from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. It is a strongly nucleated galaxy with a mass of 2.6x10^4 solar masses. It is around 2.91 billion years old.[1]
References
- ^ Kacharov, Nikolay; Neumayer, Nadine; Seth, Anil C; Cappellari, Michele; McDermid, Richard; Walcher, C Jakob; Böker, Torsten (2018-10-21). "Stellar populations and star formation histories of the nuclear star clusters in six nearby galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (2): 1973–1998. arXiv:1807.08765. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1985. ISSN 0035-8711.