| NGC 6086 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6086 (below, center) and
NGC 6085 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Corona Borealis [1] |
| Right ascension | 16h 12m 35.4s [1] |
| Declination | +29° 29′ 02″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.03185 [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9549 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 462.3 ± 32.4 Mly (141.73 ± 9.93 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E [1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10270, MCG +05-38-035, PGC 57482 [2] | |
NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis. [1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7. [3] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162. [4] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
- ^ a b c d "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...728..100M. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...728..100M. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
External links
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NGC 6086 at Wikimedia Commons
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| NGC 6086 | |
|---|---|
|
NGC 6086 (below, center) and
NGC 6085 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Corona Borealis [1] |
| Right ascension | 16h 12m 35.4s [1] |
| Declination | +29° 29′ 02″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.03185 [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9549 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 462.3 ± 32.4 Mly (141.73 ± 9.93 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E [1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10270, MCG +05-38-035, PGC 57482 [2] | |
NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis. [1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7. [3] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162. [4] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
- ^ a b c d "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...728..100M. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv: 1009.0750. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...728..100M. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 6086 at Wikimedia Commons
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