NGC 6061
| NGC6061 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6061. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h06m16.0s[1] |
| Declination | 18° 15′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.036839[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11044 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 151Mpc(492Mly)[1] |
| Grouporcluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^-[1] |
| Size | ~180,000ly(54kpc)[1](estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 0.98 x 0.81[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-145, MCG 3-41-118, PGC 57137, UGC 10199[1] | |
NGC 6061is alenticular galaxywithradio activitylocated about 490 millionlight-yearsaway[2]in the constellationHercules.[3]The galaxy is classified as ahead-tail radio galaxy[2]and was discovered by astronomerLewis Swifton June 8, 1886.[4][5]NGC 6061 is a member of theHercules Cluster.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijk"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 6061.Retrieved2018-08-31.
- ^ab"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2018-09-01.
- ^"Revised NGC Data for NGC 6061".spider.seds.org.Retrieved2018-09-01.
- ^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099".cseligman.Retrieved2018-08-31.
- ^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.ISBN978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^"Detailed Object Classifications".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2018-09-01.
- ^"Hierarchy catalogue".leda.univ-lyon1.fr.Retrieved2018-09-01.
External links
[edit]- NGC 6061 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
