| NGC 6008 | |
| Constellation Name: | Serpens |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SB(r)b[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.016209 |
| H Radial V: | 4859 ± 3 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 12.9 |
| Size V: | 1.4' x 1.3' |
| Size: | ~51.72kpc (estimated) |
NGC6008 (sometimes referred to as NGC6008A) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,959 ± 8km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.2 ± 5.1Mpc (∼239million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 10 June 1880.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC6008 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC6008: SN2023apm (typeII-P, mag.19.45).[3]
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC6008 is part of the NGC6052 group (also known as LGG403). This group has at least 13 members: NGC 5975, NGC 6020, NGC 6030, NGC 6032, NGC 6052, NGC 6060, NGC 6073, IC 1132, PGC 57117, UGC 10127, UGC 10197, and UGC 102116.[4]