NGC 1510

NGC 1510
NGC 1510 sitting slightly southeast of spiral galaxy NGC 1512 (ultraviolet image)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationHorologium
Right ascension04h 03m 32.6s
Declination−43° 24′ 00″
Redshift0.003045
Heliocentric radial velocity913 ± 10 km/s
Distance38 Mly (12 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.40
Apparent magnitude (B)13.40
Characteristics
TypeSA0^0 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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.