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NGC 6053
SDSS image of NGC 6053.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16 05 39.6
Declination	18° 09′ 52″
Redshift	0.035341
Heliocentric radial velocity	10595 km/s
Distance	137 Mpc (447 Mly)
Group or cluster	Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.3
Characteristics
Type	E
Size	~95,000 ly (29 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.59 x 0.56
Other designations
NGC 6057, CGCG 108-130, DRCG 34-120, MCG 3-41-106, NPM1G +18.0472, PGC 57090

NGC 6053 is an elliptical galaxy located about 450 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886 and is member of the Hercules Cluster.

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6053. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6053". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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 2018-08-28.
7. "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

External links

• NGC 6053 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• http://ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_60xx/NGC_6057.htm Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%206000%20-%206999%20(11-30-17).htm

v t e Constellation of Hercules
Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall Hercules in Chinese astronomy List of stars in Hercules
Stars	Bayer α (Rasalgethi) β (Kornephoros) γ δ (Sarin) ε ζ η θ ι κ (Marsic) λ (Maasym) μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ψ ω (Cujam) Flamsteed 14 29 (h) 30 (g) 42 45 (l) 52 60 68 (u) 69 (e) 72 (w) 89 93 98 99 (b) 102 104 (A) 106 109 110 111 112 32 Oph Variable X AC AM BL DI DQ V446 V533 V772 V777 V838 V1674 HR 6669 6697 6806 HD 146389 (Irena) 147506 (Hunor) 149026 (Ogma) 152843 154345 155358 156668 159062 164595 164922 Other BD +17° 3248 Furuhjelm 46 GD 362 Gliese 623 Gliese 638 Gliese 649 Gliese 686 GJ 3991 HAT-P-14 (Franz) HAT-P-18 HAT-P-67 Hercules X-1 GSC 02620-00648 Ross 640 TOI-2119 TrES-3 (Pipoltr) TYC 1031-1262-1 WASP-103 WISE 1738+2732 WISE 1741+2553
Exoplanets 14 Herculis b c HAT-P-14b (Sissi) HD 149026 b (Smertrios) HD 164922 b c WASP-103b
Star clusters Messier 13 Messier 92 NGC 6229 Palomar 14
Nebulae Abell 39 NGC 6210
Galaxies	NGC 6028 6039 6040 6041 6042 6043 6044 6045 6046 6047 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 6061 6078 6158 6166 6181 6207 6212 6239 6261 6263 6308 6452 6560 Other 1ES 1741+196 2MASX J16270254+4328340 3C 345 3C 346 A2261-BCG Arp 272 (NGC 6050 and IC 1179) AT2018cow IC 1182 IC 1189 Hercules Dwarf Hercules A IC 1192 IC 4617 Markarian 501 MCG+07-33-027 PGC 2046648 QSR J1819+3845 RX J1633.3+4718 UGC 11105
Galaxy clusters Abell 2152 Abell 2199 Hercules Cluster Hercules Superclusters Zwicky's Triplet
Astronomical events LBG-2377
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