NGC 6041 explained

NGC 6041
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	E+2
Dist Ly:	145Mpc
Group Cluster:	Hercules Cluster
H Radial V:	10538 km/s ^[1]
Z:	0.035151
Appmag V:	14.5
Size V:	1.13 x 0.82
Constellation Name:	Hercules
Names:	PGC 056962, UGC 10170, VV 213, MCG +03-41-078
Size:	~66.63kpc (estimated)

NGC 6041 is a giant elliptical galaxy^[2] located about 470 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Hercules.^[4] NGC 6041 has an extended envelope that is distorted towards the galaxy pair Arp 122. NGC 6041 is the brightest galaxy (BCG) in the Hercules Cluster.^{[5] [6]} The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
  • Messier 87 NGC 1399
• NGC 4874
• NGC 4889

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6041 . 2018-01-20.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-01-22.
4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6041. spider.seds.org. 2018-01-22.
5. Web site: Detailed Object Classifications. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-01-22.
6. News: NGC 6041. 2018-01-22.
7. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-01-11.