NGC 6161
| Galaxy NGC 6161 |
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![NGC 6161 with 2MASX J16281689 + 3248480 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6161_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6161 with 2MASX J16281689 + 3248480 SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 28 m 20.6 s |
| declination | + 42 ° 38 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | in the |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 159 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 82 WBL 615 |
| Redshift | 0.033673 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 10,095 ± 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(458 ± 32) · 10 6 ly (140.3 ± 9.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | June 30, 1870 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6161 • PGC 58235 • CGCG 168-013 • MCG + 06-36-046 • IRAS 16264 + 3255 • KUG 1626 + 329B • 2MASX J16282062 + 3248380 • HCG 82C • GC 5818 • NVSS J162820 + 324837 | |
NGC 6161 is a 14.9 likes bright spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Hercules at the northern sky . It is an estimated 458 million light years away from the Milky Way , about 120,000 light years in diameter, and is a member of the Hickson Compact Group 82 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6162 and NGC 6163 .
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on June 30, 1870 .
Web links
- NGC 6161. SIMBAD , accessed June 14, 2016 .
- NGC 6161. DSO Browser, accessed June 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6161. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on June 14, 2016 .