NGC 6600
| NGC6600 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6600 Captured byPAN-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 18h19m41.30s[1] |
| Declination | +63° 06′ 42.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018079[1] |
| Distance | 310Mly(93 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 14.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Size | 100,000 ly |
| Apparent size(V) | 1.23′ × 1.148′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6599,[1]PGC 61655, UGC 11178, CGCG 142-031, MCG +04-43-019 | |
NGC 6600(NGC 6599duplicate[2]) is alenticular galaxyroughly 310 millionlight-yearsaway in theconstellation Hercules.[1]NGC 6600 was discovered in 1864 byAlbert Marth.[3]Unlike our ownMilky Way,NGC 6600 boasts a tightly wound structure, swirling with stars and gas.[4][1]
Characteristics
[edit]NGC 6600 appears as combination of blue and white hues, these colors emanate from its young, hotstars,clustered primarily in the galaxy'sspiral arms.[5]As these stars age and cool down, their colors shift towards red.[6][4]
One of the key tools astronomers use to understand galaxies like NGC 6600 isredshift.[3]This phenomenon occurs whenlight wavesfrom an object moving away from us stretch out, shifting their colors towards the red end of the spectrum.[6][3]
Spiral arms
[edit]NGC 6600's spiral arms play a crucial role in the galaxy'sevolution.[5]As gas and dust flow inwards along these arms, they condense andform new stars.[3][7]These newborn stars, with their intense radiation andstellar winds,sculpt the arms further, creating a continuous cycle ofstar formationand evolution.[1]
The exact cause of its tightly wound spiral arms remains a mystery. Some astronomers believe it might be due to a pastinteractionwith another galaxy, while others propose it could be a natural consequence of the galaxy's internal dynamics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijk"NGC 6599 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hercules | TheSkyLive".theskylive.Retrieved2024-01-16.
- ^Astronomy, Go."NGC 6600 | duplicate in Hercules | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY".Go-Astronomy.
- ^abcd"NGC 6599 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP".wikisky.org.Retrieved2024-01-16.
- ^ab"By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2024-01-17.
- ^abFord, Dominic."NGC6599 (Galaxy)".In-The-Sky.org.Retrieved2024-01-17.
- ^abcFord, Dominic."The New General Catalogue (NGC)".In-The-Sky.org.Retrieved2024-01-17.
- ^"Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) Images of NGC/IC Objects".ngcicproject.observers.org.Retrieved2024-01-17.
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