NGC 6221

NGC 6221 (also known as PGC 59175) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is designated as SB(s)bc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 3 May 1835. NGC 6221 is located at about 69 million light years from earth.[1][2][3]

NGC 6221
NGC 6221 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAra
Right ascension16h 52m 46.1s
Declination−59° 13′ 07″
Redshift0.004999±0.000017
Helio radial velocity1499±5 km/s
Galactocentric velocity1390±7 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)9.28
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.01
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)bc
Size70,000 light years
Apparent size (V)3.50′ × 2.5′
Other designations
ESO 138-3, AM 1648-590, IRAS16484-5908 and PGC 59175
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

Galaxy group information

NGC 6221 is part of galaxy group NGC 6221/15, which includes spiral galaxy NGC 6215 and three dwarf galaxies. Interactions between NGC 6221 and NGC 6215 form a double-stranded bridge of neutral hydrogen gas over a projected distance of 100 kpc; Dwarf 3 of the three dwarf galaxies may have formed from the bridging gas.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6221". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6221". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. "NGC 6221 (= PGC 59175)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. Koribalski, Bärbel; Dickey, John M. (2004). "Neutral Hydrogen Gas in Interacting Galaxies: The NGC 6221 / 6215 galaxy group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 348 (4): 1255. arXiv:astro-ph/0501190. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.348.1255K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07444.x. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 6221 at Wikimedia Commons


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