NGC 6158

NGC 6158
SDSS image of NGC 6158.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16^h 27^m 40.9^s[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]

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• NGC 6166, A giant elliptical galaxy in the center of Abell 2199

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6158. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6158". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6150 - 6199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
5. Tamura, Naoyuki; Ohta, Kouji (2003). "Color Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies in Abell 2199". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (2): 596. arXiv:astro-ph/0304404. Bibcode:2003AJ....126..596T. doi:10.1086/376469. ISSN 1538-3881. S2CID 8561978.
6. "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: Abell 2199". www.webbdeepsky.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
7. "NGC 6158". Retrieved 2018-08-15.

External links

• NGC 6158 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images