NGC 6043 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 05m 01.4s [1] |
Declination | 17° 46′ 32″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.033039 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9905 km/s [1] |
Distance | 136 Mpc (444 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB0^- [1] |
Size | ~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.66 x 0.51 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86 [1] |
NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. [4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [5] [4]