NGC 6261
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| NGC 6261 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6261 imaged by Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 56m 30.526s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 58′ 39.24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.035184 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,601 km/s |
| Distance | 471.4 Mly (144.53 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
| Surface brightness | 28.5 mag/arcsec |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a |
| Size | 200,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 59286, UGC 10617, MCG +05-40-006, CGCG 169-013, 2MASX J16563054+2758392, SDSS J165630.51+275839.0, UZC J165630.6+275839, NSA 070084, NVSS J165630+275838, LEDA 59286 | |
NGC 6261 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hercules.[2][3] It is located 470 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 200,000 light-years.[4]
NGC 6261 was discovered on July 13, 1880, by French astronomer Edouard Stephan.[5] The galaxy is described as LINER according to SIMBAD database[1] and presents emission spectrum in its nucleus which is categorized by broad lines of weak ionized atoms.
