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{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Corona Borealis}}
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'''NGC 6086''' is an [[elliptical galaxy]] in the constellation of [[Corona Borealis]].<ref name="Rumistrzewicz"/> It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.<ref name="Aranda"/> A [[Type-cD galaxy]], it is the [[brightest cluster galaxy]] in the cluster [[Abell 2162]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=McConnell|first=Nicholas J. |last2=Ma|first2=Chung-Pei |authorlink2=Chung-Pei Ma|date=2011|title=The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|volume=728|issue=2 |pages=100|doi=10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100|last3=Graham |first3=James R. |last4=Gebhardt |first4=Karl |last5=Lauer |first5=Tod R. |last6=Wright |first6=Shelley A. |last7=Richstone |first7=Douglas O. |arxiv = 1009.0750 |bibcode = 2011ApJ...728..100M }}</ref> In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.<ref>{{cite journal |arxiv= 1009.0750 |title= The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086|last1= McConnell|first1= Nicholas J.|last2= Ma|first2= Chung-Pei|last3= Graham|first3= James R.|last4= Gebhardt|first4= Karl|last5= Lauer|first5= Tod R.|last6= Wright|first6= Shelley A.|last7= Richstone|first7= Douglas O.|date= 2010|doi=10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100|volume=728|issue= 2|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|page=100|bibcode=2011ApJ...728..100M}}</ref>
'''NGC 6086''' is an [[elliptical galaxy]] in the constellation of [[Corona Borealis]].<ref name="Rumistrzewicz"/> It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.<ref name="Aranda"/> A [[Type-cD galaxy]], it is the [[brightest cluster galaxy]] in the cluster [[Abell 2162]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McConnell|first1=Nicholas J. |last2=Ma|first2=Chung-Pei |authorlink2=Chung-Pei Ma|date=2011|title=The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|volume=728|issue=2 |pages=100|doi=10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100|last3=Graham |first3=James R. |last4=Gebhardt |first4=Karl |last5=Lauer |first5=Tod R. |last6=Wright |first6=Shelley A. |last7=Richstone |first7=Douglas O. |arxiv = 1009.0750 |bibcode = 2011ApJ...728..100M |s2cid=119192948 }}</ref> In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.<ref>{{cite journal |arxiv= 1009.0750 |title= The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086|last1= McConnell|first1= Nicholas J.|last2= Ma|first2= Chung-Pei|last3= Graham|first3= James R.|last4= Gebhardt|first4= Karl|last5= Lauer|first5= Tod R.|last6= Wright|first6= Shelley A.|last7= Richstone|first7= Douglas O.|date= 2010|doi=10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100|volume=728|issue= 2|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|page=100|bibcode=2011ApJ...728..100M|s2cid= 119192948}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 5 June 2023

NGC 6086
NGC 6086 (below, center) and NGC 6085
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis[1]
Right ascension16h 12m 35.4s[1]
Declination+29° 29′ 02″[1]
Redshift0.03185[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity9549 km/s[2]
Distance462.3 ± 32.4 Mly (141.73 ± 9.93 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.7[3]
Characteristics
TypeE[1]
Other designations
UGC 10270, MCG +05-38-035, PGC 57482[2]

NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.[1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.[3] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162.[4] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
  2. ^ a b c d "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ a b Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.
  4. ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv:1009.0750. Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
  5. ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv:1009.0750. Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
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