NGC 6086 explained

Credit:	Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
NGC 6086
Type:	E^[1]
Epoch:	J2000
Z:	0.03185
H Radial V:	9549 km/s^[2]
Appmag V:	12.7^[3]
Constellation Name:	Corona Borealis

NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.^[1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.^[3] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162.^[4] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rumistrzewicz, Stefan . A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. New York, New York. 2010. 158. 978-1-4419-7242-2.
2. Web site: Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-24.
3. Book: Aranda, Ted. 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. Springer Science & Business Media. New York, New York. 2011. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. 556. 978-1-4419-9419-6.
4. McConnell. Nicholas J. . Ma. Chung-Pei . Chung-Pei Ma. 2011. The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086. The Astrophysical Journal. 728. 2 . 100. 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. Graham . James R. . Gebhardt . Karl . Lauer . Tod R. . Wright . Shelley A. . Richstone . Douglas O. . 1009.0750 . 2011ApJ...728..100M . 119192948 .
5. 1009.0750 . The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086. McConnell. Nicholas J.. Ma. Chung-Pei. Graham. James R.. Gebhardt. Karl. Lauer. Tod R.. Wright. Shelley A.. Richstone. Douglas O.. 2010. 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. 728. 2. The Astrophysical Journal. 100. 2011ApJ...728..100M. 119192948.