| NGC 6041 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16 04 35.8 |
| Declination | +17° 43′ 18″ |
| Redshift | 0.035151 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10538 km/s |
| Distance | 145 Mpc (473 Mly) |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E+2 |
| Size | ~217,300 ly (66.63 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.13 x 0.82 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10170, MCG +03-41-078, PGC 56962, VV 213 | |
NGC 6041 is a giant elliptical galaxy located about 470 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. NGC 6041 has an extended envelope that is distorted towards the galaxy pair Arp 122. NGC 6041 is the brightest galaxy (BCG) in the Hercules Cluster. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6041. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)". The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6041". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "NGC 6041". Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
External links
- NGC 6041 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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