NGC 5124
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 5124, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 5124
IC 4233, MCG-05-32-009, ESO 444-27, ESO 444-G027, PGC 46902
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12.1 |
| Size | 1.493' x 0.567' @ 10° |
| Right Ascension | 13h 24' 50.2" (2000) |
| Declination | 30° 18' 28" S |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Description | vF, S, vlE |
| Classification | S... |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 4233 = NGC 5124. Swift found this on the night of 31 December 1897. Though he calls it "eeF, pS, R," his additional note "trapezium near sf" makes the identification with NGC 5124 certain: the stars are there. Swift's RA is 50 seconds of time too small.
This is the brightest of a compact, interacting group of four galaxies. John Herschel saw the two brightest (the other is NGC 5126), and I suspect that modern southern observers could dig out the other two with 15-20-inch class telescopes.
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NGC 5124