NGC 6122 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Right ascension | 16h 20m 09.40s[1] |
Declination | +37° 47′ 54.00″[1] |
Redshift | 0.03347±0.00001[1] |
Distance | 484 Mly (148.54 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[1] |
Size | 211,000 ly |
Apparent size (V) | 1.096′ × 0.257′[1] |
Notable features | N/A |
Other designations | |
PGC 57858,[1] LEDA 57858,[1] MCG+06-36-032[1] |
NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis.[2][1] NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan, and its diameter is 211,000 light-years.[3][4] NGC 6122 is not known to have much star-formation, and does not have an active galactic nucleus.[1][3]
NGC 6122 has been the host of one supernova so far: SN 2003ge.[5] It was discovered on June 21, 2003 by astronomers Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis. It was located 8".8 west and 0".1 north of the nucleus. The supernova was Type Ia.[6]