| NGC 6061 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6061. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16 06 16.0 |
| Declination | 18° 15′ 00″ |
| Redshift | 0.036839 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11044 km/s |
| Distance | 151 Mpc (492 Mly) |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^- |
| Size | ~180,000 ly (54 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.98 x 0.81 |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-145, MCG 3-41-118, PGC 57137, UGC 10199 | |
NGC 6061 is a lenticular galaxy with radio activity located about 490 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The galaxy is classified as a head-tail radio galaxy and was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. NGC 6061 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6061. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6061". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- 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 2018-09-01.
- "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
External links
- NGC 6061 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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