NGC 6086

NGC 6086
NGC 6086
	NGC 6086 (below, center) and NGC 6085
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Corona Borealis
Right ascension	16h 12m 35.4s
Declination	+29° 29′ 02″
Redshift	0.03185
Helio radial velocity	9549 km/s
Distance	462.3 ± 32.4 Mly (141.73 ± 9.93 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.7
Characteristics
Type	E
Other designations
	UGC 10270, MCG +05-38-035, PGC 57482

Last updated June 06, 2023

NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.^[1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.^[3] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162.^[4] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.^[5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4494</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
1 2 3 4 "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
1 2 Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.
↑ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
↑ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.

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[Rumistrzewicz-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.

[NED-2] 1 2 3 4 "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

[Aranda-3] 1 2 Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.

[4] McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.

[5] McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.

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