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Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hercules
NGC 6055
SDSS image of NGC 6055.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16 05 32.5
Declination18° 09′ 34″
Redshift0.037773
Heliocentric radial velocity11324 km/s
Distance137 Mpc (447 Mly)
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7
Characteristics
Type(R)SAB0^+
Size~160,000 ly (48 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.6
Other designations
CGCG 108-123, MCG 3-41-101, PGC 57076, UGC 10191

NGC 6055 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 450 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It also a member of the Hercules Cluster and is a LINER galaxy.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6055. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6055". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  6. 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.
  7. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  8. "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  9. "NGC 6055". Retrieved 2018-08-30.

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