NGC 6043

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NGC 6043
SDSS NGC 6043.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 6043. The small galaxy at the lower right portion of NGC 6043 is PGC 1541265.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 05m 01.4s [1]
Declination 17° 46′ 32″ [1]
Redshift 0.033039 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9905 km/s [1]
Distance 136  Mpc (444  Mly) [1]
Group or cluster Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.2 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB0^- [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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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. 1 2 "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.


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