NGC 6168 (other designations are UGC 10434 , MCG 3-42-16 , ZWG 109.28 , IRAS16291 + 2017 , PGC 58423 ) is a spiral galaxy ( Sd ) in the constellation Hercules .
| NGC 6168 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | |
| opening date | May 21, 1884 |
| Designations | NGC 6168 , UGC 10434 , MCG 3-42-16 , ZWG 109.28 , IRAS16291 + 2017 , PGC 58423 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 1.4 '× 0.3' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 14.1 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 14.7 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | Sd |
| Radial velocity | |
| Redshift | |
| Distance | |
| Angular position | 111 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 6168 Publications
- ↑ The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7 - 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 R. Brent Tully, Courtois H. M., Sorce J. G. COSMICFLOWS-3 // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2016 .-- Vol. 152, Iss. 2. - P. 50. - ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.3847 / 0004-6256 / 152/2/50