NGC 10


NGC 10 is a spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel on 25 September 1834. The galaxy is located at a distance of from the Sun. Its morphological classification in the De Vaucouleurs system is SABbc, where the 'SAB' denotes a weak-barred spiral, '' indicates a slight ring-like structure, and 'bc' means the spiral arms are moderately to loosely wound. Paturel et al. assigned this galaxy a classification of SBbc, indicating a barred spiral galaxy.
On December 22, 2011, a Type II supernova designated SN 2011jo was discovered in NGC 10 by Stuart Parker of New Zealand. It was located east and north of the galactic nucleus.

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