NGC 6054

NGC 6054 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[5][6] It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 1, 1888. PGC 57073 is often misidentified as NGC 6054.[5] NGC 6054 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[7][8][5]

NGC 6054
SDSS image of NGC 6054.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 05m 38.1s[1]
Declination17° 46′ 04″[1]
Redshift0.034010[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity10196 km/s[1]
Distance140 Mpc (457 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0^-[1]
Size~129,000 ly (39.4 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.86 x 0.47[1]
Other designations
IC 1183, CGCG 108-128, UGC 10192, MCG 3-41-103, PGC 57086[1]

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