NGC 4710

NGC 4710

A Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4710. When staring directly at the centre of the galaxy, one can detect a faint, ethereal "X"-shaped structure. Such a feature, which astronomers call a "boxy" or "peanut-shaped" bulge, is due to the vertical motions of the stars in the galaxy's bar and is only evident when the galaxy is seen edge-on.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 49m 38.9s[1]
Declination +15° 9′ 56″[1]
Redshift 1125 ± 10 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.9[1]
Characteristics
Type SA(r)0+ sp[1]
Apparent size (V) 4′.9 × 1′.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 7980,[1] PGC 43375[1]
NGC 4710 by HST, 0.9′x2.7′ view

NGC 4710 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4710. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

Coordinates: 12h 49m 38.9s, +15° 09′ 56″

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