NGC 7507

NGC 7507
NGC 7507 (2MASS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension23h 12m 07.595s
Declination−28° 32′ 22.70″
Redshift0.005260±0.000100
Heliocentric radial velocity1,590±21 km/s
Distance80.07 ± 0.46 Mly (24.55 ± 0.14 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.6
Apparent magnitude (B)11.60
Characteristics
TypeE0
Mass2×1011 M☉
Size91 kly
Apparent size (V)1.987′ × 1.907′ (NIR)
Other designations
NGC 7507, LEDA 70676, MCG -05-54-022; ESO 469-19, AM 2309-284

NGC 7507 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on October 30, 1783. The galaxy lies at an estimated distance of 80.1 million light-years (24.55 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and has an angular size of 2.0′ × 1.9′ in the near infrared. It is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,590 km/s.

The morphological classification of NGC 7507 is E0, indicating an elliptical galaxy with an almost perfectly circular profile. This massive galaxy is fairly isolated, although it forms a pair with the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7513. The latter lies at a projected angular separation of 18′. Apart from a central dust lane, NGC 7507 displays neither shells nor tidal features. The stellar halo has two components, with the outer and inner halos counter-rotating.

It is unusual galaxy in that it displays a negligible dark matter profile, showing a constant mass to light ratio. This apparent lack of a dark matter component is difficult to explain in an LCDM cosmology. The globular cluster population around NGC 7507 is very small, being only a tenth the size of other comparable ellipticals. It more closely resembles the globular population of a spiral galaxy.

References

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  7. ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7507. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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  12. 1 2 Lane, Richard R.; et al. (February 2015). "Dark matter deprivation in the field elliptical galaxy NGC 7507". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 574. id. A93. arXiv:1412.3402. Bibcode:2015A&A...574A..93L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424074.