NGC 6028

NGC 6028
NGC 6028 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 01m 28.9s[1]
Declination19° 21′ 36″[1]
Redshift0.014927[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4475 km/s[1]
Distance62.3 Mpc (203 Mly)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.35[1]
Characteristics
Type(R)SA0+?[1]
Size~110,000 ly (35 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 1.2[1]
Notable featuresStructure similar to that of Hoag's Object
Other designations
NGC 6046, 1ZW 133, CGCG 108-63, MCG 3-41-43, PGC 56716, PRC C-49, UGC 10135[1]
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox galaxy with unknown parameter "image_size"

NGC 6028 is a barred[3] lenticular galaxy[4] and a ring galaxy[3] located about 200 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Hercules.[5] Ring galaxies such as NGC 6028 are also known as Hoag-type galaxies as they may have a resemblance to the prototype, Hoag's Object.[3] NGC 6028 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 14, 1784. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 4, 1886.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6028. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ^ a b c Wakamatsu, Ken-Ichi (January 1990). "On the nature of Hoag-type galaxy NGC 6028 and related objects". The Astrophysical Journal. 348: 448–455. Bibcode:1990ApJ...348..448W. doi:10.1086/168253. ISSN 0004-637X.
  4. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6028". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.