NGC 6122

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NGC 6122
NGC6122 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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]
Size211,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)1.096′ × 0.257′ [1]
Notable featuresN/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]

NGC 6122 has been the host of one supernova so far: SN 2003ge. [5] It was discovered on June 21, 2003 by astronomers Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis. It was located 8".8 west and 0".1 north of the nucleus. The supernova was Type Ia. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "SN 2003ge | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  6. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2003". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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