NGC 6104

Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Corona Borealis
NGC 6104
NGC 6104 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis
Right ascension16h 16m 30.7s
Declination+35° 42′ 29″
Redshift0.028116±0.000100
Heliocentric radial velocity8429±30 km/s
Galactocentric velocity8573±31 km/s
Distance387.5 million light-years (118 million parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.933
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.65
Characteristics
TypeSB(R)Pec
Size~ 90,000 light-years
Apparent size (V)1.80′ × 10.7′
Other designations
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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6104". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6104". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "NGC 6104 (= PGC 57684)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2002de. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2019svd. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 6104 at Wikimedia Commons
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