NGC 5266

{{Short description|Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus}}

{{Infobox galaxy | name = NGC 5266 | image = File:NGC 5266 DSS.jpg | caption = | credit = | epoch = J2000.0 | constellation name = [[Centaurus]]<ref name="sky" /> | ra = {{RA|13|43|02}}<ref name="ned">https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+5266&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1</ref> | dec = {{DEC|−48|10|09}}<ref name="kos">https://kosmoved.ru/get_ngcic.php?ID=NGC-5266&lang=eng</ref> | z = 0.010014<ref name="kos" /> | h_radial_v = 3002 ± 6<ref name="ned" /> | dist_ly = 138 million LY<ref name="kos" /> | appmag_v = 11.14<ref name="sky">https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc5266-object</ref> | size_v = 3.30 x 2.3<ref name="kos" /><ref name="sed" /> | type = E-S0<ref name="kos" /><ref name="sed">https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC5266</ref> | names = {{odlist |PGC= 48593}}<ref name="kos" /> }} '''NGC 5266''' is a [[lenticular galaxy]] in the constellation [[Centaurus]].<ref name="sky" /> It's classified as a type E-S0 galaxy.<ref name="kos" /><ref name="sed" /> It was first discovered in 1834 by astronomer [[John Herschel]].<ref name="cseligman">https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc52a.htm#5266</ref> The galaxy's radial velocity, relative to the [[cosmic microwave background]] is measured at around 3230 ± 17 km/s, corresponding to a [[Hubble distance]] of around 47.64 ± 3.35 MPC.<ref name="ned" />

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[[Category:NGC objects]] [[Category:Discoveries by John Herschel]] [[Category:Lenticular galaxies]] [[Category:Centaurus]]