Astronomy:NGC 6056
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6056 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6056. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 31.3s[1] |
| Declination | 17° 57′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.039327[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11790 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 161 Mpc (525 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^+(s)[1] |
| Size | ~183,000 ly (56.1 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.00 x 0.50[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-122, IC 1176, MCG3-41-100, PGC 57075[1] | |
NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176.[4][5] NGC 6056 is a 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 6056. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6056&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 6056". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6056.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60a.htm#6056.
- ↑ 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+6056.
- ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&o=NGC6056.
External links
- NGC 6056 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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