NGC 6070
Galaxy in the constellation Serpens
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NGC 6070 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,102±7 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.1 ± 7.1 Mly (31.00 ± 2.17 Mpc).[1] However, 26 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 May 1786.[3][4]
| NGC 6070 | |
|---|---|
NGC 6070 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 16h 09m 58.6618s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 42′ 33.455″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006685±0.00000200[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,004±1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 6070 group (LGG 404) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cd[1] |
| Size | ~106,000 ly (32.50 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.5′ × 1.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 729A, IRAS 16074+0050, 2MASX J16095868+0042335, UGC 10230, MCG +00-41-004, PGC 57345, CGCG 023-017[1] | |
NGC 6070 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[5][6]
