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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
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]
See also
- NGC 4261 – a similar elliptical galaxy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results for NGC 5010". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ a b c d "Hubble Spots a Colorful Lenticular Galaxy". Science Daily. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ a b "NGC 5010 -- Galaxy in Group of Galaxies". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ ESA/Hubble & NASA (2012-11-09). "Hubble Spots a Colorful Lenticular Galaxy". NASA.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
External links
- Media related to NGC 5010 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 5010 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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