NGC 6008

NGC 6008
NGC 6008 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 52m 56.0543s
Declination+21° 06′ 01.819″
Redshift0.016209
Heliocentric radial velocity4859 ± 3 km/s
Distance238.6 ± 16.7 Mly (73.15 ± 5.12 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 6052 group (LGG 403)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)b
Size~168,700 ly (51.72 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.3′
Other designations
IRAS 15507+2114, 2MASX J15525603+2106017, NGC 6008A, UGC 10076, MCG +04-37-052, PGC 56289, CGCG 136-110

NGC 6008 (sometimes referred to as NGC 6008A) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,959 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.2 ± 5.1 Mpc (~239 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 10 June 1880.

NGC 6008 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.

NGC 6052 Group

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 6008 is part of the NGC 6052 group (also known as LGG 403). This group has at least 13 members: NGC 5975 [fr], NGC 6020 [fr], NGC 6030 [fr], NGC 6032 [fr], NGC 6052, NGC 6060 [fr], NGC 6073 [fr], IC 1132 [de], CGCG 137-037 [d], UGC 10127 [d], UGC 10197, and UGC 10211 [d].

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6008:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 6008". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6008". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "NGC 6008". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G..
  5. ↑ "SN 2023apm". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 December 2024.