NGC 7010

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NGC 7010
SDSS NGC 7010.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 7010.
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]

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Physical characteristics

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]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7010. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7010 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ↑ McGaugh, Stacy S.; Bothun, Gregory D. (October 1990). "Stellar populations in shell galaxies" (PDF). The Astronomical Journal . 100: 1073. Bibcode:1990AJ....100.1073M. doi:10.1086/115580. hdl: 1903/8712 .
  6. ↑ Kojima, Makoto; Noguchi, Masafumi (20 May 1997). "Sinking satellite disk galaxies. I. Shell formation preceded by cessation of star formation". The Astrophysical Journal . 481 (1): 132–156. Bibcode:1997ApJ...481..132K. doi: 10.1086/304021 .
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