| NGC 6056 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 6056. | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 31.3s [1] |
| Declination | 17° 57′ 49″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.039327 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11790 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 161 Mpc (525 Mly) [1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^+(s) [1] |
| Size | ~183,000 ly (56.1 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.00 x 0.50 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-122, IC 1176, MCG 3-41-100, PGC 57075 [1] | |
NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176. [4] [5] NGC 6056 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6056. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6056". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "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 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
External links
- NGC 6056 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
