NGC 5010 is a lenticular galaxy located about 140 million light years away in the constellation Virgo.[2] It was discovered by John Herschel on May 9, 1831.[4] It is considered a Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG).[1] As the galaxy has few young blue stars and mostly red old stars and dust, it is transitioning from being a spiral galaxy to being an elliptical galaxy, with its spiral arms having burned out and become dusty arms.[2] From the perspective of Earth, the galaxy is facing nearly edge-on.[5]
| NGC 5010 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5010 by HST | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[2] |
| Right ascension | 13h 12m 26.3s[1] |
| Declination | −15° 47′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021581 [3] 2975 ± 27 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 140 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0+ pec sp[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5010,[3] PGC 45868[1] | |
See also
- NGC 4261 – a similar elliptical galaxy
References
External links
Media related to NGC 5010 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5010 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
