NGC 6061

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NGC 6061
SDSS NGC 6061.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 6061.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 06m 16.0s[1]
Declination18° 15′ 00″[1]
Redshift0.036839[1]
Helio radial velocity11044 km/s[1]
Distance151 Mpc (492 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^-[1]
Size~180,000 ly (54 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.98 x 0.81[1]
Other designations
CGCG 108-145, MCG 3-41-118, PGC 57137, UGC 10199[1]

NGC 6061 is a lenticular galaxy with radio activity located about 490 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] The galaxy is classified as a head-tail radio galaxy[2] and was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886.[4][5] NGC 6061 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6061. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6061". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  5. ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
  6. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  7. ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-01.

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