NGC 6055
| NGC 6055 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6055. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 32.5s[1] |
| Declination | 18° 09′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.037773[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11324 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 137 Mpc (447 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SAB0^+[1] |
| Size | ~160,000 ly (48 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-123, MCG 3-41-101, PGC 57076, UGC 10191[1] | |
NGC 6055 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy located about 450 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886.[5][6] It also a member of the Hercules Cluster[7][8] and is a LINER galaxy.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6055. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6055". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ 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 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "NGC 6055". Retrieved 2018-08-30.
External links
[edit]- NGC 6055 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
