Astronomy:NGC 6000

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NGC 6000
An oval-shaped spiral galaxy, of which only the centre and lower half is in frame. Its centre is mainly golden in colour with a white glowing core, while its thick spiral arms are mostly blue, particularly at the outskirts; the colours merge in between. Dark lanes of dust swirl through the centre, blocking some of its light. Stars and distant galaxies can be seen around the edges on a black background.
The southern half of NGC 6000 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension 15h 49m 49.5423s[1][2]
Declination−29° 23′ 12.797″[1]
Redshift0.007315±0.000003[1]
Helio radial velocity2193±1 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity2140±2 km/s
Distance88.84 ± 7.70 Mly (27.240 ± 2.362 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.01[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-20.89 +/- 0.36
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)bc[1]
Size~66,600 ly (20.43 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 1.6′[1]
Other designations
ESO 450- G 020, IRAS 15467-2914, MCG-05-37-003, PGC 56145[1]
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic database, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com

NGC 6000 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Scorpius. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,328±9 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 112.0 ± 7.9 Mly (34.33 ± 2.41 Mpc).[1] However, 5 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 88.84 ± 7.70 Mly (27.240 ± 2.362 Mpc).[3] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 8 May 1834.[4] It is designated as SB(s)bc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, and is the brightest of all the galaxies in the constellation Scorpius.

NGC 6000 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[5]

NGC 6000 has a glowing yellow centre with glittering blue outskirts.[6]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6000:

  • SN 2007ch (Type II, mag. 17.2) was discovered by L. A. G. "Berto" Monard on 11 May 2007.[7][8]
  • SN 2010as (Type Ib/Ic, mag. 15.5) was discovered by The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch (CHASE) on 19 March 2010.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 6000". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+6000. 
  2. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6000". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6000. 
  3. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 6000". NASA. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+6000. 
  4. ↑ "NGC 6000 (= PGC 56145)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60.htm#6000. 
  5. ↑ "NGC 6000". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6000. 
  6. ↑ "Yellow and blue, old and new". https://www.esahubble.org/images/potw2539a/. 
  7. ↑ Monard, L. A. G. (2007). "Supernova 2007ch in NGC 6000". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (961): 1. Bibcode: 2007CBET..961....1M. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/000900/CBET000961.txt. 
  8. ↑ "SN 2007ch". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2007ch. 
  9. ↑ Maza, J.; Hamuy, M.; Antezana, R.; Gonzalez, L.; Silva, S.; Folatelli, G.; Cartier, R.; Forster, F. et al. (2010). "Supernova 2010as in NGC 6000". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2215): 1. Bibcode: 2010CBET.2215....1M. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/002200/CBET002215.txt. 
  10. ↑ "SN 2010as". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2010as. 

Template:NGC objects: 6001-7000

Coordinates: Sky map 15h 49m 49.5423s, −29° 23′ 12.797″



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