NGC 4710

NGC 4710 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its prominent x-shaped structure reveals the existence of an underlying bar.[2] NGC 4710 possesses both thin and thick discs.[3]

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)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 49m 38.9s[1]
Declination+15° 9′ 56″[1]
Redshift1125 ± 10 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(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

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4710. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  2. Bogdan C. Ciambur; Alister W. Graham (2016), Quantifying the (X/peanut)-shaped structure in edge-on disc galaxies: length, strength, and nested peanuts
  3. Kasparova, A. (2016). "The Diversity of Thick Galactic Discs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 460 (1): 89–93. arXiv:1604.07624. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.460L..89K. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slw083.



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