Astronomy:NGC 6055

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Short description: Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hercules
NGC 6055
NGC6055 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 6055.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension 16h 05m 32.5s[1]
Declination18° 09′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.037773[1]
Helio radial velocity11324 km/s[1]
Distance137 Mpc (447 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7[1]
Characteristics
Type(R)SAB0^+[1]
Size~160,000 ly (48 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 108-123, MCG 3-41-101, PGC 57076, UGC 10191[1]

NGC 6055 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy located about 450 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886.[5][6] It also a member of the Hercules Cluster[7][8] and is a LINER galaxy.[9]

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