NGC 6043

NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[5][4]

NGC 6043
SDSS image of NGC 6043. The small galaxy at the lower right portion of NGC 6043 is PGC 1541265.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16h 05m 01.4s[1]
Declination	17° 46′ 32″[1]
Redshift	0.033039[1]
Helio radial velocity	9905 km/s[1]
Distance	136 Mpc (444 Mly)[1]
Group or cluster	Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0^-[1]
Size	~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.66 x 0.51[1]
Other designations
PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86[1]