Astronomy:NGC 6158
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6158 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6158. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 27m 40.9s[1] |
| Declination | 39° 22′ 59″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.029954[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8980 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 123 Mpc (401 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 2199 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.68[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E?[1] |
| Size | ~162,000 ly (49.6 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.3 x 0.25[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198[1] | |
NGC 6158 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 17, 1787[4] and is a member of Abell 2199.[5][6][7]
See also
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- NGC 6166, A giant elliptical galaxy in the center of Abell 2199
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 6158. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6158&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 6158". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6158.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6150 - 6199" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc61a.htm#6158.
- ↑ Tamura, Naoyuki; Ohta, Kouji (2003). "Color Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies in Abell 2199" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 126 (2): 596. doi:10.1086/376469. ISSN 1538-3881. Bibcode: 2003AJ....126..596T. http://stacks.iop.org/1538-3881/126/i=2/a=596.
- ↑ "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: Abell 2199" (in en). https://www.webbdeepsky.com/galaxies/object?object=Abell+2199.
- ↑ "NGC 6158". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++6158&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=16+27+40.8859000959+39+22+58.838708119&parents=5&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 6158 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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