Astronomy:NGC 6039
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6039 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 04m 39.6s[1] |
| Declination | 17° 42′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.034874[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 10455 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 143 Mpc (466 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0-[1] |
| Size | ~119,000 ly (36.50 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972[1] | |
NGC 6039 is a massive lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster,[5][6] which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall.[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 6039. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6039&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 6039". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6039.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60.htm#6039.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+6039.
- ↑ "NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)". http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/devatlas/NGC_6042______R___________.html.
- ↑ "Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept01/Bahcall2/Bahcall9_2.html.
External links
- NGC 6039 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
16h 04m 39.6s, 17° 42′ 03″
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