NGC 6043

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]
Heliocentric 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]

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]

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