NGC 6056 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 05m 31.3s [1] |
Declination | 17° 57′ 49″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.039327 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11790 km/s [1] |
Distance | 161 Mpc (525 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^+(s) [1] |
Size | ~183,000 ly (56.1 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.00 x 0.50 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 108-122, IC 1176, MCG 3-41-100, PGC 57075 [1] |
NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176. [4] [5] NGC 6056 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [7]