NGC 6975
NGC 6975[4], also known as NGC 6976, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius. The object was discovered on 12 July 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth.
| NGC 6975 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 20h 52m 26.023s[1] |
| Declination | −05° 46′ 19.84″[1] |
| Redshift | 5956 km/s[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 0.019868[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.95[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)bc?[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.98′ × 0.84′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| HCG 88c, NGC 6975, MCG-01-53-015, PGC 65620[3] | |
NGC 6975 is part of Hickson Compact Group 88, along with NGC 6977, NGC 6978, and MCG-01-53-014. The group is at a distance of about 273 million light years (84 million parsecs).[5] In 2012, supernova SN 2012ga was discovered within NGC 6975.[6]
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NED results for object NGC 6975". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "NGC 6975". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6975". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- Brosch, Noah (2015). "Galaxy interactions in the Hickson Compact Group 88". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 454 (3): 3222–3228. arXiv:1509.06303. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.454.3222B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2199.
- "SN 2012ga". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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