NGC 6039 explained

NGC 6039
Epoch:J2000
Type:SA0-[1]
Dist Ly:143Mpc
Group Cluster:Hercules Cluster
H Radial V:10455 km/s
Z:0.034874
Appmag V:14.9
Size V:0.9 x 0.7
Constellation Name:Hercules
Names:NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972
Size:~36.5kpc (estimated)

NGC 6039 is a massive lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster,[5] [6] which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6039 . 2018-01-09.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-01-11.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6039. spider.seds.org. 2018-01-11.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-01-11.
  5. Web site: Detailed Object Classifications. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-01-11.
  6. Web site: NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE). The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies. 2018-01-11. 2019-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302231511/http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/devatlas/NGC_6042______R___________.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-01-12.

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