Astronomy:NGC 6043
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6043 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 6043. The small galaxy at the lower right portion of NGC 6043 is PGC 1541265. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 01.4s[1] |
| Declination | 17° 46′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.033039[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 9905 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 136 Mpc (444 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0^-[1] |
| Size | ~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.66 x 0.51[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86[1] | |
NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[5][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6043. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6043A&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6043". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6043.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 – 6049" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60.htm#6043.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+6043A.
External links
- NGC 6043 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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