NGC 6122

NGC 6122
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 6122
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Corona Borealis
Right ascension	16h 20m 09.40s [1]
Declination	+37° 47′ 54.00″ [1]
Redshift	0.03347±0.00001 [1]
Distance	484 Mly (148.54 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	14.6 [1]
Characteristics
Type	Sb [1]
Size	211,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)	1.096′ × 0.257′ [1]
Notable features	N/A
Other designations
PGC 57858, [1] LEDA 57858, [1] MCG+06-36-032 [1]

NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. ^{[2] [1]} NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan, and its diameter is 211,000 light-years. ^{[3] [4]} NGC 6122 is not known to have much star-formation, and does not have an active galactic nucleus. ^{[1] [3]}

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6122:

• SN 2003ge (Type Ia, mag. 17.8) was discovered by astronomers Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis on June 21, 2003. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It was located 8".8 west and 0".1 north of the nucleus. ^[5]

References

1. "NGC 6122 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
2. "NGC 6122 - Spiral Galaxy in Corona Borealis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
3. "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6100 - 6149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
5. Puckett, T.; Langoussis, A.; Marcus, M. (2003). "Supernova 2003ge in NGC 6122". International Astronomical Union Circular (8154): 1. Bibcode:2003IAUC.8154....1P.
6. "SN 2003ge". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
7. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2003 - Entry for SN 2003ge". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

External links

• Media related to NGC 6122 at Wikimedia Commons