NGC 6043

NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[5][4]

NGC 6043
SDSS image of NGC 6043. The small galaxy at the lower right portion of NGC 6043 is PGC 1541265.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16^h 05^m 01.4^s[1]
Declination	17° 46′ 32″[1]
Redshift	0.033039[1]
Helio radial velocity	9905 km/s[1]
Distance	136 Mpc (444 Mly)[1]
Group or cluster	Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0^-[1]
Size	~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.66 x 0.51[1]
Other designations
PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6043. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6043". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 – 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

External links

• NGC 6043 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images