Ngc 6041

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
NGC 6041
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension 16h 04m 35.8s[1]
Declination+17° 43′ 18″[1]
Redshift0.035151[1]
Helio radial velocity10538 km/s [1]
Distance145 Mpc (473 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeE+2[2]
Size~217,300 ly (66.63 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.13 x 0.82[1]
Other designations
PGC 056962, UGC 10170, VV 213, MCG +03-41-078[1]

NGC 6041 is a giant elliptical galaxy[2] located about 470 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] NGC 6041 has an extended envelope that is distorted towards the galaxy pair Arp 122.[2] NGC 6041 is the brightest galaxy (BCG) in the Hercules Cluster.[5][6] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870.[7]

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Categories: [Hercules (constellation)] [Elliptical galaxies] [NGC objects] [Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects] [UGC objects]


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