Astronomy:NGC 6053
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6053 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6053. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 39.6s[1] |
| Declination | 18° 09′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.035341[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10595 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 137 Mpc (447 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | ~95,000 ly (29 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.59 x 0.56[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6057, CGCG 108-130, DRCG 34-120, MCG 3-41-106, NPM1G +18.0472, PGC 57090[1] | |
NGC 6053 is an elliptical galaxy located about 450 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886[4][5] and is member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]
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 6053. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6053&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 6053". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6053.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60a.htm#6053.
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=wyWjVWYWoO8C&pg=PA643.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+6053.
- ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&o=NGC6057.
External links
- NGC 6053 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- http://ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_60xx/NGC_6057.htm
- http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%206000%20-%206999%20(11-30-17).htm
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