NGC1510 and NGC1512 Galaxies in Horologium
DATE | 27 Oct 2016 |
TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
EXPOSURE | binning 2: composite image, 9min |
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 30 |
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC1512 = 38 NGC1510 = 39 |
MAGNITUDE | NGC1512 = 11.3 NGC1510 = 13.47 |
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC1512 = 04:03:54.30 -43:20:56.0 NGC1510 = 04:03:32.60 -43:24:00.0 |
POSITION ANGLE: | 90 |
Rotation Velocity km/s | ~110 |
Size (Light Years) | 208,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O) |
DETAILS | NGC 1512 is a barred spiral with arms/matter extending in all directions as far out as NGC5010. It is also classed as 'Lenticular', while NGC1510 is a spiral. Both galaxies appear to be interacting. A supernova was recorded here in 2010... SN 2010iv. Lenticular galaxies are disk galaxies (like spiral galaxies) which have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and have very little new star formation. Conversely one would expect NGC1512 to engender a number of supernovae. |