NGC 7010 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21h 04m 39.5s [1] |
Declination | −12° 20′ 18″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.028306 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,486 km/s [1] |
Distance | 365,344,000 ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E+ pec [1] |
Size | ~209,420.4 ly [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
NPM1G -12.0537, IC 5082, MCG -2-53-24, PGC 66039 [1] |
NGC 7010 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 365 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. [2] [3] NGC 7010 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on August 6, 1823, and was later listed by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan as IC 5082. [4]
NGC 7010 has broad, plateau shaped shells of stars surrounding it. [5] Its theorized that the shells formed from the accretion of another galaxy. [6]