NGC 6041 is a giant elliptical galaxy[2] located about 470 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] NGC 6041 has an extended envelope that is distorted towards the galaxy pair Arp 122.[2] NGC 6041 is the brightest galaxy (BCG) in the Hercules Cluster.[5][6] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870.[7]
| NGC 6041 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 04m 35.8s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 43′ 18″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.035151[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10538 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 145 Mpc (473 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E+2[2] |
| Size | ~217,300 ly (66.63 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.13 x 0.82[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10170, MCG +03-41-078, PGC 56962, VV 213[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6041. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b c "NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)". The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6041". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "NGC 6041". Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
External links
edit- NGC 6041 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images