NGC 6061 is a lenticular galaxy with radio activity located about 490 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] The galaxy is classified as a head-tail radio galaxy[2] and was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886.[4][5] NGC 6061 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]
| NGC 6061 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6061. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 06m 16.0s[1] |
| Declination | 18° 15′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.036839[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11044 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 151 Mpc (492 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^-[1] |
| Size | ~180,000 ly (54 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.98 x 0.81[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-145, MCG 3-41-118, PGC 57137, UGC 10199[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6061. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6061". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
External links
edit- NGC 6061 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images