NGC 6044

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NGC 6044
SDSS NGC 6044.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 6044.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 04m 59.7s [1]
Declination 17° 52′ 13″ [1]
Redshift 0.033106 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9925 km/s [1]
Distance 143  Mpc (466  Mly) [1]
Group or cluster Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.9 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA0^0 [1]
Size~100,100  ly (30.69  kpc) [1] (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.62 x 0.58 [1]
Other designations
IC 1172, CGCG 108-110, DRCG 34-93, MCG 3-41-84, PGC 57015 [1]

NGC 6044 is a lenticular galaxy [2] located about 465 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Hercules. [4] NGC 6044 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 8, 1888. [5] NGC 6044 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6044. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 6044". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6044". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-30.


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