NGC 6039

NGC 6039 is a massive lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Hercules.^[3] NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.^[4] NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster,^[5][6] which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall.^[7]

ConstellationHercules

Right ascension16^h 04^m 39.6^s[1]

Declination+17° 42′ 03″^[1]

Redshift0.034874^[1]

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NGC 6039
SDSS image of the giant galaxy NGC 6039. The halo of NGC 6041 can be seen at the top right corner of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16h 04m 39.6s[1]
Declination	+17° 42′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.034874[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10455 km/s[1]
Distance	143 Mpc (466 Mly)[1]
Group or cluster	Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0-[1]
Size	~119,000 ly (36.50 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972[1]

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