NGC 6195

NGC 6195
NGC 6195 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 36m 32.5835s
Declination+39° 01′ 40.475″
Redshift0.029986±0.00000861
Heliocentric radial velocity8,990±3 km/s
Distance466.40 ± 13.64 Mly (143.000 ± 4.183 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 2199
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0g
Characteristics
TypeSb
Size~217,100 ly (66.56 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.48′ × 0.83′
Other designations
IRAS F16348+3907, 2MASX J16363253+3901408, UGC 10469, MCG +07-34-118, PGC 58596, CGCG 224-075

NGC 6195 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9,005±3 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 433.2 ± 30.3 Mly (132.82 ± 9.30 Mpc). Additionally, four non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of 466.40 ± 13.64 Mly (143.000 ± 4.183 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 May 1791.

NGC 6195 is a Seyfert I galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable. It is also a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.

Abell 2199 cluster

NGC 6195 is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 2199.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6195:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 6195". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 6195". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Herschel, William (1802). "Catalogue of 500 New Nebulae, Nebulous Stars, Planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 92: 477–528. Bibcode:1802RSPT...92..477H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6195". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Albán, M.; Wylezalek, D. (2023). "Classifying the full SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey using optical diagnostic diagrams: Presentation of AGN catalogs in flexible apertures". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A85. arXiv:2302.08519. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A..85A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245437.
  6. 1 2 "NGC 6195". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Toba, Y.; Oyabu, S.; Matsuhara, H.; Malkan, M. A.; Gandhi, P.; Nakagawa, T.; Isobe, N.; Shirahata, M.; Oi, N.; Ohyama, Y.; Takita, S.; Yamauchi, C.; Yano, K. (2014). "Luminosity and Redshift Dependence of the Covering Factor of Active Galactic Nuclei viewed with WISE and Sloan Digital Sky Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 788 (1): 45. arXiv:1404.4937. Bibcode:2014ApJ...788...45T. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/45.
  8. ↑ "ACO 2199". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Kowal, C.; Huchra, J.; Sargent, W. L. W. (1976). "The 1975 Palomar supernova search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 88: 521. Bibcode:1976PASP...88..521K. doi:10.1086/129978.
  10. ↑ "SN 1975K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 25 December 2025.