NGC_6041

NGC 6041

NGC 6041

Galaxy in the constellation Hercules

NGC 6041 is a giant elliptical galaxy[2] located about 470 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] NGC 6041 has an extended envelope that is distorted towards the galaxy pair Arp 122.[2] NGC 6041 is the brightest galaxy (BCG) in the Hercules Cluster.[5][6] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6041. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. [4]
    "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6041". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. [5]
    "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  6. [6]
    "NGC 6041". Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  7. [7]
    "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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