NGC 5010 is a lenticular galaxy located about 140 million light years away, in the constellation Virgo.[2] It is considered a LIRG (Luminous Infrared Galaxy).[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]
| NGC 5010 | |
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NGC 5010 by HST, 0.9′ view | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[2] |
| Right ascension | 13h 12m 26.3s[1] |
| Declination | −15° 47′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021581 [3] 2975 ± 27 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 140 Mly [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0+ pec sp[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.3 × 0′.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5010,[3] PGC 45868[1] | |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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