NGC 6104
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| NGC 6104 | |
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NGC 6104 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 16h 16m 30.7s |
| Declination | +35° 42′ 29″ |
| Redshift | 0.028116±0.000100 |
| Helio radial velocity | 8429±30 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 8573±31 km/s |
| Type | S(R)Pec |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.80′ × 10.7′ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.933 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.65 |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 16146 + 3549 , MCG 6-36-11 , PGC 57684, UGC 10309 and ZWG 196.20 | |
| References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com | |
NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. It takes 0.371Gyrs for light to travel to NGC 6104 from earth. [1][2][3]
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