NGC 6047 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 6047. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 05m 09.0s [1] |
Declination | 17° 43′ 48″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.031262 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,372 km/s [1] |
Distance | 131.4 Mpc (429 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.55 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E+, cD [1] |
Size | ~170 kly (52 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.1 x 0′.8 [1] |
Notable features | radio jet |
Other designations | |
CGCG 108-111, DRCG 34-62, 4C +17.66, PKS 1602+178, MCG +3-41-87, PGC 57033 [1] |
NGC 6047 is an elliptical galaxy located about 430 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. [4] NGC 6047 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [5] [6] [7]
NGC 6047 has a peculiar morphology [5] [8] [9] which suggests it has undergone a recent merger. [6] [7] [10] It may be interacting with NGC 6045 which lies around ~320,000 ly (97 kpc) away. [8] NGC 6047 has two radio jets [6] [7] and is classified as a FR I radio galaxy. [9] The jets appear to have a Z-shaped structure. [5]
NGC 6047 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 6047. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 05m 09.0s [1] |
Declination | 17° 43′ 48″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.031262 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,372 km/s [1] |
Distance | 131.4 Mpc (429 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.55 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E+, cD [1] |
Size | ~170 kly (52 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.1 x 0′.8 [1] |
Notable features | radio jet |
Other designations | |
CGCG 108-111, DRCG 34-62, 4C +17.66, PKS 1602+178, MCG +3-41-87, PGC 57033 [1] |
NGC 6047 is an elliptical galaxy located about 430 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. [4] NGC 6047 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [5] [6] [7]
NGC 6047 has a peculiar morphology [5] [8] [9] which suggests it has undergone a recent merger. [6] [7] [10] It may be interacting with NGC 6045 which lies around ~320,000 ly (97 kpc) away. [8] NGC 6047 has two radio jets [6] [7] and is classified as a FR I radio galaxy. [9] The jets appear to have a Z-shaped structure. [5]