NGC 6120 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Right ascension | 16h 19m 48.11646s [1] |
Declination | +37° 46′ 27.6833″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.030655 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9049 km/s [2] |
Distance | 440 Mly (134.9 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb [5] |
Other designations | |
UGC 10343, MCG +06-36-029, PGC 57842 [2] |
NGC 6120 is a peculiar [6] spiral galaxy located roughly 440 million light-years (130 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It is located in the northern constellation of Corona Borealis, and is a member of the Abell 2199 galaxy cluster. [4]
NGC 6120 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Right ascension | 16h 19m 48.11646s [1] |
Declination | +37° 46′ 27.6833″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.030655 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9049 km/s [2] |
Distance | 440 Mly (134.9 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb [5] |
Other designations | |
UGC 10343, MCG +06-36-029, PGC 57842 [2] |
NGC 6120 is a peculiar [6] spiral galaxy located roughly 440 million light-years (130 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It is located in the northern constellation of Corona Borealis, and is a member of the Abell 2199 galaxy cluster. [4]