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{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Hercules}}
{{Infobox Galaxy
{{Infobox Galaxy
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 6039
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 6039
| image = [[File:NGC 6039.png|250px]]
| image = NGC 6039.png
| image_size = 250px
| caption = [[SDSS]] image of the giant galaxy NGC 6039. The halo of [[NGC 6041]] can be seen at the top right corner of the image.
| caption = [[Sloan Digital Sky Survey|SDSS]] image of the giant galaxy NGC 6039. The halo of [[NGC 6041]] can be seen at the top right corner of the image.
| epoch = [[J2000]]
| epoch = [[J2000]]
| type = SA0-<ref name="ned">{{cite web
| type = SA0-<ref name="ned">{{cite web
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| work=Results for NGC 6039
| work=Results for NGC 6039
| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
| accessdate=2018-01-09}}</ref>
| access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref>
| ra = {{RA|16h04m39.6s}}<ref name="ned" />
| ra = {{RA|16|04|39.6}}<ref name="ned" />
| dec = {{DEC|+17d42m03s}}<ref name="ned" />
| dec = {{DEC|+17|42|03}}<ref name="ned" />
| dist_ly = {{convert|143|Mpc|Mly|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}<ref name="ned" />
| dist_ly = {{convert|143|Mpc|Mly|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}<ref name="ned" />
| group_cluster = [[Hercules Cluster]]
| group_cluster = [[Hercules Cluster]]
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| constellation name = [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]]
| constellation name = [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]]
| names = NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972<ref name="ned" />
| names = NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972<ref name="ned" />
|size=~{{convert|36.50|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}<ref name=ned/> (estimated)<ref name ="ned" />}}
|size=~{{convert|36.50|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}<ref name=ned/> (estimated)<ref name ="ned" />}}

'''NGC 6039''' is a massive [[lenticular galaxy]] located about 460 million [[Light-year|light-years]] away<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6039&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> in the constellation [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6039|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6039|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer [[Édouard Stephan]] on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer [[Lewis Swift]] on June 27, 1886.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60.htm#6039|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> NGC 6039 is member of the [[Hercules Cluster]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+6039|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/devatlas/NGC_6042______R___________.html|title=NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)|last=|first=|date=|website=The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> which is part of the [[CfA2 Great Wall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept01/Bahcall2/Bahcall9_2.html|title=Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>
'''NGC 6039''' is a massive [[lenticular galaxy]] located about 460 million [[light-year]]s away<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6039&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> in the constellation [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6039|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6039|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer [[Édouard Stephan]] on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer [[Lewis Swift]] on June 27, 1886.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc60.htm#6039|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> NGC 6039 is member of the [[Hercules Cluster]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+6039|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/devatlas/NGC_6042______R___________.html|title=NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)|website=The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies|access-date=2018-01-11|archive-date=2019-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302231511/http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/devatlas/NGC_6042______R___________.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is part of the [[CfA2 Great Wall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept01/Bahcall2/Bahcall9_2.html|title=Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of NGC objects (6001–7000)]]
* [[List of NGC objects (6001–7000)]]
* [[NGC 1316]]
* [[NGC 1316]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
{{WikiSky}}
{{WikiSky}}


{{Ngc65}}
{{Catalogs|PGC=56972|NGC=6042}}
{{Hercules (constellation)}}
{{Sky|16|04|39.6||17|42|03|190000000}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 6039}}
[[Category:Hercules (constellation)]]
[[Category:Hercules (constellation)]]
[[Category:Lenticular galaxies]]
[[Category:Lenticular galaxies]]
[[Category:NGC objects|6039]]
[[Category:NGC objects|6039]]
[[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|56972]]
[[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|56972]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1870]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1870]]
[[Category:Hercules Cluster]]
[[Category:Hercules Cluster]]
[[Category:Discoveries by Édouard Stephan]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Ngc65}}

Latest revision as of 15:57, 28 August 2024

NGC 6039
SDSS image of the giant galaxy NGC 6039. The halo of NGC 6041 can be seen at the top right corner of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 04m 39.6s[1]
Declination+17° 42′ 03″[1]
Redshift0.034874[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity10455 km/s[1]
Distance143 Mpc (466 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0-[1]
Size~119,000 ly (36.50 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
NGC 6042, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63, MCG 3-41-79, PGC 56972[1]

NGC 6039 is a massive lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[4] NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster,[5][6] which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6039. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6039". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  6. ^ "NGC 6041/42 - E+2 (gE) + E+1 (gE)". The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  7. ^ "Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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