NGC 6104 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Right ascension | 16h 16m 30.7s |
Declination | +35° 42′ 29″ |
Redshift | 0.028116±0.000100 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8429±30 km/s |
Galactocentric velocity | 8573±31 km/s |
Distance | 387.5 million light-years (118 million parsecs) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.933 |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.65 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(R)Pec |
Size | ~ 90,000 light-years |
Apparent size (V) | 1.80′ × 10.7′ |
Other designations | |
IRAS 16146 + 3549, MCG 6-36-11, PGC 57684, UGC 10309 and ZWG 196.20 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com |
NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, though it is clearly a barred spiral (deserving of the SB(R)Pec designation), and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. The galaxy is approximately 388 million light-years away.[1][2][3]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6104: SN 2002de (type Ia, mag. 16),[4] and SN 2019svd (type Ib/c, mag. 19.3).[5]