NGC 6159
| Galaxy NGC 6159 |
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![NGC 6159 with LEDA 214499 (ro) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6159_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6159 with LEDA 214499 (ro) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 27 m 25.2 s |
| declination | + 42 ° 40 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 142 ° |
| Surface brightness | 15.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.031472 ± 0.000153 |
| Radial velocity | 9435 ± 46 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(429 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (131.5 ± 9.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | July 20, 1879 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6159 • UGC 10397 • PGC 58185 • CGCG 224-029 • MCG + 07-34-038 • 2MASX J16272524 + 4240468 • GALEX ASC J162725.32 + 424044.8 • LDCE 1188 NED003 • KIG 744 | |
NGC 6159 is a 14.8 mag bright elliptical Seyfert galaxy (type 2) of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is an estimated 429 million light years from the Milky Way and about 175,000 light years across.
The object was discovered on July 20, 1879 by Édouard Stephan .
Web links
- NGC 6159. SIMBAD , accessed June 14, 2016 .
- NGC 6159. DSO Browser, accessed June 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6159. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on June 14, 2016 .