Astronomy:NGC 6054
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6054 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6054. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 38.1s[1] |
| Declination | 17° 46′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.034010[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10196 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 140 Mpc (457 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0^-[1] |
| Size | ~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.86 x 0.47[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1183, CGCG 108-128, UGC 10192, MCG 3-41-103, PGC 57086[1] | |
NGC 6054 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[5][6] It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 1, 1888. PGC 57073 is often misidentified as NGC 6054.[5] NGC 6054 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[7][8][5]
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 6054. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+057086++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6054+&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 6054". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6054.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60a.htm#6054.
- ↑ 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+6054.
- ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&o=IC1183.
External links
- NGC 6054 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- http://ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_60xx/NGC_6054.htm
- http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%206000%20-%206999%20(11-30-17).htm
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