| NGC 6056 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6056. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 31.3s[1] |
| Declination | 17° 57′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.039327[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11790 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 161 Mpc (525 Mly)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^+(s)[1] |
| Size | ~183,000 ly (56.1 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.00 x 0.50[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 108-122, IC 1176, MCG 3-41-100, PGC 57075[1] | |
NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176.[4][5] NGC 6056 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]
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- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-31.