NGC 1510 | |
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NGC 1510 sitting slightly southeast of spiral galaxy NGC 1512 (ultraviolet image) | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Horologium |
Right ascension | 04 03 32.6 |
Declination | −43° 24′ 00″ |
Redshift | 0.003045 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 913 ± 10 km/s |
Distance | 38 Mly (12 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.40 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.40 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0^0 pec?, BCD |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.7 |
Other designations | |
PGC 014375, MCG -7-9-6 |
NGC 1510 is a dwarf lenticular galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Horologium. It was discovered by John Herschel on December 4, 1836.
Gravitational interaction with NGC 1512
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), and are in the process of a lengthy merger which has been going on for 400 million years. At the end of this process NGC 1512 will have cannibalised its smaller companion.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1510". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ 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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