Group of Galaxies Hickson 10

Hickson 10
Hickson 10: Group of galaxies in Andromeda; 500 mm Cassegrain 3625 mm f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 120-80-80-80min LRGB; Bernese Highlands; © 2017 Radek Chromik

History

On 13 September 1784 William Herschel discovered a «very faint nebula» using his 18.7" telescope. He cataloged it as III 171 [NGC 536] and just remarked: «stellar». [463] On 17 November 1827 his son John found a nebula which he cataloged as h 118 [NGC 529] and noted: «pretty bright, very small, suddenly brighter in the middle. The preceding of two.» [466] The remaining two of this group (NGC 531 and NGC 542) were discovered on 16 October 1855 by R. J. Mitchell, assistant of 3rd Earl of Rosse. [196]

The British-Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson presented in 1982 his systematic search for groups of galaxies on the photo plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) to the public. In order to be classified by him as a galaxy group, at least four members should be identifiable, which had to be reasonably compact and isolated from the rest. The catalog contains 100 groups of galaxies. [140] The group number 10 has 4 members. In the 1993 special issue of his «Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies» he noted: «This is a rather loose group of nearby bright galaxies. The spiral galaxies (a [NGC 536], b [NGC 529] and c [NGC 531]) have extended spiral arms typical of interacting galaxies.» [166]

Physical Properties

Distances of the group members range from 52 to 70 Mpc. [145]

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagDimDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 52901 25 40.2+34 42 47Gx (E-S0)13.112.12.4 × 2.1pB, vS, sbM, p of 2UGC 995, MCG 6-4-19, CGCG 521-23, HCG 10B
NGC 53101 26 18.8+34 45 15Gx (SB0-a)14.913.81.8 × 0.5F, S, RUGC 1012, MCG 6-4-20, CGCG 521-24, HCG 10C
NGC 53601 26 21.6+34 42 12Gx (SBb)13.212.43.3 × 1.2pB, pL, gbM, f of 2UGC 1013, MCG 6-4-21, CGCG 521-25, HCG 10A
NGC 54201 26 30.9+34 40 34Gx (Sb)15.614.81 × 0.2eF, difficMCG 6-4-22, CGCG 521-26, HCG 10D

Finder Chart

The Hickson 10 compact group of galaxies can be found in the constellation Andromeda. The best time for observation is in the months from June to February.

Chart Group of Galaxies Hickson 10
Group of Galaxies Hickson 10 in constellation Andromeda. Chart created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. [149, 160]

Visual Observation

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References

140«Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies» Hickson, P.; Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 255, p. 382-391 (1982); DOI:10.1086/159838; Bibcode:1982ApJ...255..382H
145SIMBAD astronomical database; simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad
149SkySafari 6 Pro, Simulation Curriculum; skysafariastronomy.com
160The STScI Digitized Sky Survey; archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form
166Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies (Special Issue); Hickson, P.; Astrophysical Letters and Communications, Vol. 29, p. 1, 1993; Bibcode:1993ApL&C..29....1H
196Celestial Atlas by Curtney Seligman; cseligman.com/text/atlas.htm (2020-12-28)
277«Historische Deep-Sky Kataloge» von Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke; klima-luft.de/steinicke (2021-02-17)
463«Catalogue of one thousand new nebulae and clusters of stars» William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1 January 1786; DOI:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027
466«Observations of nebulæ and clusters of stars, made at Slough, with a twenty-feet reflector, between the years 1825 and 1833» John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1 January 1833, Pages: 359-505; DOI:10.1098/rstl.1833.0021