NGC 6069
| Galaxy NGC 6069 |
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![NGC 6069 with LEDA 2140517 [1] SDSS recording](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6069_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6069 with LEDA 2140517 SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Northern crown |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 07 m 41.6 s |
| declination | + 38 ° 55 ′ 51 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.038600 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | (11,572 ± 27) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(523 ± 37) · 10 6 ly (160.5 ± 11.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | June 21, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6069 • PGC 57237 • CGCG 223-042 • MCG + 07-33-043 • 2MASX J16074160 + 3855507 • GALEX ASC J160741.54 + 385552.4 • KIG 721 | |
NGC 6069 is a 14.3 mag bright Lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Northern Crown . It is an estimated 523 million light years from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years across.
The object was discovered on June 21, 1882 by Édouard Stephan .
Web links
- NGC 6069. SIMBAD , accessed May 29, 2016 .
- NGC 6069. DSO Browser, accessed May 29, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6069. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 29, 2016 .