NGC 6090 is a merging pair of spiral galaxies, 400 million light-years from the Earth, in the constellation of Draco. The cores of the two galaxies are around 10,000 light-years apart from each other, meaning that the merger is likely at its intermediate stage. Two large "tails", made of galactic material gravitationally ejected during the merger, have formed outside the main galaxies. Newly formed stars can be seen in the overlapping area.[1]
| NGC 6090 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 6090 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco[1] |
| Right ascension | 16h 11m 40.70s[2] |
| Declination | 52° 27′ 24.0″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.029304[2] |
| Distance | 400 million light years[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.00[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0?[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 36" x 18"[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10267,[3] Markarian 496, VV 626, Zw I 135, PGC 57437[4] | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6090". hubblesite.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 6090". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "NGC 6090". dso-browser.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6090". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
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