NGC 6215 explained

NGC 6215
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ara
Type:	SA(s)c
Size:	46,000 light years
Appmag V:	11.2
Size V:	2.10 x 1.80
Names:	ESO 137-46, PGC 59112, h 3647, GC 4235, IRAS 16467-5854

NGC 6215 (also known as PGC 59112) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is designated as SA(s)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on 9 July 1836.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Galaxy group information

NGC 6215 is part of galaxy group NGC 6221/15, which includes barred spiral galaxy NGC 6221 and three dwarf galaxies. A bridge of neutral hydrogen gas connects NGC 6215 and 6221 as a result of their interaction, and Dwarf 3 of the three dwarf galaxies may have formed from the bridging gas.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001-7000)
• List of NGC objects

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 6215 . SIMBAD Astronomical Database . 17 December 2015.
2. Web site: NGC 6215 . The NGC/IC Project . 17 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090528100240/http://www.ngcicproject.org/pubdb.htm . 28 May 2009 . dead .
3. Web site: NGC 6215 (=PGC 59112) . cseligman . 17 December 2015.
4. Neutral Hydrogen Gas in Interacting Galaxies: The NGC 6221 / 6215 galaxy group. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 348. 4. 202–210. 17 December 2015. 2004MNRAS.348.1255K. Koribalski. Bärbel. Dickey. John M.. 2005. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07444.x. astro-ph/0501190.