NGC 6052 explained

NGC 6052
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Hercules
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.015808^[2]
H Radial V:	4739 km/s
Type:	Sc
Size:	^[3]
Appmag V:	13.00
Appmag B:	13.44^[4]
Size V:	0.9 × 0.7
Names:	NGC 6064, Arp 209, UGC 10182, MGC+04-38-022, Mrk 297, PGC 57039

NGC 6052 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation of Hercules.^[2] It was discovered on 11 June 1784 by William Herschel.^[5] It was described as "faint, pretty large, irregularly round" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.^[5]

The two components of NGC 6052 are designated NGC 6052A and NGC 6052B, respectively. The two, attracted by each other's gravity, have collided and are interacting with each other. NGC 6052 is currently in a late stage of merging, where the shape of the two galaxies is not distinctly defined.^[6]

SN 1982aa, a powerful radio supernova, was detected in NGC 6052.^[7]

See also

• Hercules (Chinese astronomy)
• List of largest galaxies
• List of nearest galaxies
• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: NED results for object NGC 6052. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. 24 November 2017.
3. RC3 D₀ (blue) values used.
4. NGC 6052. 24 November 2017.
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099. cseligman.com. 24 November 2017.
6. Web site: Schmidt. Judy. Two become one. Hubble Space Telescope. ESA/Hubble & NASA. 2016-01-05.
7. IAUC 5276: NGC 6052; 1991b; 1989h1. Yin, Q. F.. IAU Circular. 5276. 1991.