NGC 6104

NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, though it is clearly a barred spiral (deserving of the SB(R)Pec designation), and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. The galaxy is approximately 388 million light-years away.[1][2][3]

NGC 6104
NGC 6104 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis
Right ascension16h 16m 30.7s
Declination+35° 42 29
Redshift0.028116±0.000100
Helio radial velocity8429±30 km/s
Galactocentric velocity8573±31 km/s
Distance (comoving)118 million parsecs
Distance387.5 million light-years
Apparent magnitude (V)12.933
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.65
Characteristics
TypeSB(R)Pec
Size~ 90,000 light-years
Apparent size (V)1.80 × 10.7
Other designations
IRAS 16146 + 3549 , MCG 6-36-11 , PGC 57684, UGC 10309 and ZWG 196.20
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com

See also

References

  1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6104". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6104". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. "NGC 6104 (= PGC 57684)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 6104 at Wikimedia Commons


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