NGC 6055 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 6055. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16 05 32.5 |
Declination | 18° 09′ 34″ |
Redshift | 0.037773 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11324 km/s |
Distance | 137 Mpc (447 Mly) |
Group or cluster | Hercules 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
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6055. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6055". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- 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.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "NGC 6055". Retrieved 2018-08-30.
External links
- NGC 6055 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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