NGC 1510 is a dwarf lenticular galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Horologium.[1] It was discovered by John Herschel on December 4, 1836.[4][5]
Gravitational interaction with NGC 1512
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NGC 1510 is under the influence of gravitational tidal forces of the large neighbour barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512. The two galaxies are separated by only ~5 arcmin (13.8 kpc),[3] and are in the process of a lengthy merger which has been going on for 400 million years.[6] At the end of this process NGC 1512 will have cannibalised its smaller companion.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1510". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Koribalski, Bärbel S.; López-Sánchez, Ángel R. (2009). "Gas dynamics and star formation in the galaxy pair NGC 1512/1510". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 400 (4): 21. arXiv:0908.4128. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.400.1749K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15610.x. S2CID 9329781.
- ^ "Data for NGC 1510". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1500 - 1549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "Galactic David and Goliath". www.spacetelescope.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "NGC 1512 and NGC 1510". sci.esa.int. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links
- NGC 1510 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
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