NGC 6043 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 05m 01.4s[1] |
Declination | 17° 46′ 32″[1] |
Redshift | 0.033039[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9905 km/s[1] |
Distance | 136 Mpc (444 Mly)[1] |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB0^-[1] |
Size | ~107,000 ly (32.82 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.66 x 0.51[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 57019, MCG 3-41-86[1] |
NGC 6043 is a lenticular galaxy located about 444 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6043 was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[5][4]