NGC 6158 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 27m 40.9s [1] |
Declination | 39° 22′ 59″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.029954 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8980 km/s [1] |
Distance | 123 Mpc (401 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.68 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E? [1] |
Size | ~162,000 ly (49.6 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.3 x 0.25 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198 [1] |
NGC 6158 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 17, 1787 [4] and is a member of Abell 2199. [5] [6] [7]
NGC 6158 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 27m 40.9s [1] |
Declination | 39° 22′ 59″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.029954 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8980 km/s [1] |
Distance | 123 Mpc (401 Mly) [1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.68 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E? [1] |
Size | ~162,000 ly (49.6 kpc) [1] (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.3 x 0.25 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198 [1] |
NGC 6158 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hercules. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 17, 1787 [4] and is a member of Abell 2199. [5] [6] [7]