| NGC 6104 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Corona Borealis |
| Dist Ly: | 387.5 million light-years (118 million parsecs) |
| Type: | SB(R)Pec |
| Size: | ~ 90,000 light-years |
| Appmag V: | 12.933 |
| Absmag V: | -22.65 |
| Size V: | 1.80 × 10.7 |
| Names: | IRAS 16146 + 3549, MCG 6-36-11, PGC 57684, UGC 10309 and ZWG 196.20 |
| References: | NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com |
NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, though it is clearly a barred spiral (deserving of the SB(R)Pec designation), and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. The galaxy is approximately 388 million light-years away.[1] [2] [3]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6104: SN 2002de (type Ia, mag. 16),[4] and SN 2019svd (type Ib/c, mag. 19.3).[5]