NGC 6053 explained

NGC 6053
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	E^[1]
Dist Ly:	137Mpc
Group Cluster:	Hercules Cluster
H Radial V:	10595 km/s
Z:	0.035341
Appmag V:	15.3
Size V:	0.59 x 0.56
Constellation Name:	Hercules
Names:	NGC 6057, CGCG 108-130, DRCG 34-120, MCG 3-41-106, NPM1G +18.0472, PGC 57090
Size:	~29kpc (estimated)

NGC 6053 is an elliptical galaxy located about 450 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Hercules.^[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886^{[4] [5]} and is member of the Hercules Cluster.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

External links

• http://ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_60xx/NGC_6057.htm
• http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%206000%20-%206999%20(11-30-17).htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6053 . 2018-08-27.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-08-28.
3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6053. spider.seds.org. 2018-08-28.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-08-28.
5. Book: Steinicke, Wolfgang. Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. 2010-08-19. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49010-8. 643.
6. Web site: Detailed Object Classifications. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-08-28.
7. Web site: Hierarchy catalogue. leda.univ-lyon1.fr. 2018-08-28.