NGC 6043

Summary

NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[5][4]

NGC 6043
SDSS image of NGC 6043. The small galaxy at the lower right portion of NGC 6043 is PGC 1541265.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 05m 01.4s[1]
Declination17° 46′ 32″[1]
Redshift0.033039[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity9905 km/s[1]
Distance136 Mpc (444 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.2[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0^-[1]
Size~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.66 x 0.51[1]
Other designations
PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6043. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6043". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 – 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

External links edit

  • NGC 6043 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images