NGC 6044 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 04m 59.7s [1] |
Declination | 17° 52′ 13″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.033106 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9925 km/s [1] |
Distance | 143 Mpc (466 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0^0 [1] |
Size | ~100,100 ly (30.69 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.62 x 0.58 [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 1172, CGCG 108-110, DRCG 34-93, MCG 3-41-84, PGC 57015 [1] |
NGC 6044 is a lenticular galaxy [2] located about 465 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Hercules. [4] NGC 6044 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 8, 1888. [5] NGC 6044 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [5]