NGC 5010

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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It sits within the topics Lenticular galaxies, Luminous infrared galaxies and NGC objects.

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Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 13 12 26.3
Declination: −15 ° 47 ′ 52 ″
Redshift: 0.021581 , 2975 ± 27 km/ s
Distance: 140 Mly
Type: S0 pec sp
Apparent size v: 1.3 ′ × 0.6 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lenticular galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Distance from Earth: 92.48
Image: NGC 5010.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 45868
Commons category: NGC 5010
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1831-00-00
apparent magnitude: 9.338
right ascension: 198.1097125
declination: -15.7979556
radial velocity: 2947.6
redshift: 0.009680
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5010 is a lenticular galaxy located about 140 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by John Herschel on May 9, 1831. It is considered a Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG). 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. From the perspective of Earth, the galaxy is facing nearly edge-on.