NGC 6061 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 06m 16.0s [1] |
Declination | 18° 15′ 00″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.036839 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11044 km/s [1] |
Distance | 151 Mpc (492 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0^- [1] |
Size | ~180,000 ly (54 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.98 x 0.81 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 108-145, MCG 3-41-118, PGC 57137, UGC 10199 [1] |
NGC 6061 is a lenticular galaxy with radio activity located about 490 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] The galaxy is classified as a head-tail radio galaxy [2] and was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. [4] [5] NGC 6061 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [7]