NGC 5010 | |
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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] |
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]