| NGC 6045 | |
|---|---|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 6045. The small, nearby galaxy at left portion of the image is
PGC 84720. | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 07.9s [1] |
| Declination | 17° 45′ 28″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.033310 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9986 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 137 Mpc (447 Mly) [1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)c [1] |
| Size | ~183,300 ly (56.20 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.17 x 0.28 [1] |
| Notable features | Warped disk |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 057031, UGC 10177, Arp 71, MCG +03-41-088 [1] | |
NGC 6045 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 450 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] NGC 6045 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886 [4] and is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [5] [4] It is also a LINER galaxy. [6]
Possible interaction
NGC 6045 is very luminous in both X-ray [5] and infrared light. [7] This high luminosity in both X-ray and infrared has been suggested to be the result of a starburst event in the galaxy. [5] [7] It is thought that starburst events are caused by interactions or mergers with other galaxies. [8] [5] Also, NGC 6045 has a warped disk which may be due to an interaction [7] with the elliptical galaxy NGC 6047 which lies around ~320,000 ly (97 kpc) from the galaxy. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6045. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6045". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b c d e Huang, Zhenping; Sarazin, Craig L. (April 1996). "A High-Resolution ROSAT X-Ray Study of the Hercules Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 461: 622. Bibcode: 1996ApJ...461..622H. doi: 10.1086/177090. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ "NGC 6045". Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ a b c Young, E.; Low, F. J.; Soifer, B. T.; Neugebauer, G.; Rowan-Robinson, M.; Clegg, P. E.; Miley, G.; de Jong, T.; Gautier, T. N. (March 1984). "The infrared properties of galaxy clusters - IRAS observations of the Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151)". The Astrophysical Journal. 278: L75–L78. Bibcode: 1984ApJ...278L..75Y. doi: 10.1086/184227. hdl: 1887/6462. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ "Chandra :: Field Guide to X-ray Sources :: Starburst Galaxies". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
External links
- NGC 6045 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
