NGC 6070

NGC 6070
NGC 6070 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension16h 09m 58.6618s
Declination+00° 42′ 33.455″
Redshift0.006685±0.00000200
Heliocentric radial velocity2,004±1 km/s
Distance93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 6070 group (LGG 404)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.45
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cd
Size~106,000 ly (32.50 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)3.5′ × 1.9′
Other designations
HOLM 729A, IRAS 16074+0050, 2MASX J16095868+0042335, UGC 10230, MCG +00-41-004, PGC 57345, CGCG 023-017

NGC 6070 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,102±7 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.1 ± 7.1 Mly (31.00 ± 2.17 Mpc). However, 26 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 May 1786.

NGC 6070 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

NGC 6070 group

NGC 6070 is a member of the NGC 6070 group (also known as LGG 404). The other two galaxies in the group are UGC 10290 [d] and UGC 10288 [d].

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6070:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 6070". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 6070". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6070". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ↑ "NGC 6070". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "LGG 404". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "SN 2026ejy". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 February 2026.