NGC 6158

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NGC 6158
SDSS NGC 6158.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 6158.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 27m 40.9s [1]
Declination 39° 22′ 59″ [1]
Redshift 0.029954 [1]
Helio radial velocity 8980 km/s [1]
Distance 123  Mpc (401  Mly) [1]
Group or cluster Abell 2199
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.68 [1]
Characteristics
Type E? [1]
Size~162,000  ly (49.6  kpc) [1] (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.3 x 0.25 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198 [1]

NGC 6158 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 17, 1787 [4] and is a member of Abell 2199. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6158. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6158". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6150 - 6199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  5. ↑ Tamura, Naoyuki; Ohta, Kouji (2003). "Color Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies in Abell 2199". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (2): 596. arXiv: astro-ph/0304404 . Bibcode:2003AJ....126..596T. doi:10.1086/376469. ISSN   1538-3881. S2CID   8561978.
  6. ↑ "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: Abell 2199". www.webbdeepsky.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  7. ↑ "NGC 6158" . Retrieved 2018-08-15.


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