Misplaced Pages

NGC 6078
The elliptical galaxy NGC 6078
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16 12 05.4433
Declination	+14° 12′ 31.567″
Redshift	0.031282
Heliocentric radial velocity	9378 ± 44 km/s
Distance	455.1 ± 32.0 Mly (139.52 ± 9.81 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.2
Characteristics
Type	E0
Size	~168,800 ly (51.74 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.5′ × 0.5′
Other designations
2MASX J16120546+1412317, MCG +02-41-017, PGC 57460, CGCG 079-076

NGC 6078 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9459 ± 44 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 139.52 ± 9.81 Mpc (∼455 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 21 June 1876.

Very close to NGC 6078 are the galaxies PGC 57459 and SDSS J161206.68+141210.3.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6078: SN 2011dv (type Ia, mag 16.2) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 28 June 2011.

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. ^ "Results for object NGC 6078". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6078". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. Ciabattari, F.; et al. (2011). "Supernova 2011dv in NGC 6078 = PSN J16120400+1412330". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2755: 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2755....1C.
4. "SN 2011dv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to NGC 6078 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 6078 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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
Category

• NGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• MCG objects
• Hercules (constellation)
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1876
• Discoveries by Édouard Stephan
• Elliptical galaxies