NGC 6085

NGC 6085 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.[4] It is classified as a LINER galaxy[5] and is a member of Abell 2162.[6]

NGC 6085
NGC 6085 (above, left) and NGC 6086 (below, center)
Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis
Right ascension 16h 12m 35.237s[1]
Declination+29° 21 53.68[1]
Redshift0.034007[2]
Helio radial velocity10195[2]
Distance454.99 ± 13.71 Mly (139.500 ± 4.203 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterAbell 2162[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5[3]
Characteristics
TypeSa[2]
Size226,700 ly (69,520 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.49 × 1.04[2]
Other designations
UGC 10269, MGC+05-38-034, PGC 57486

References

  1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 6085". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "NGC 6085". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "NGC 6085". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  • Media related to NGC 6085 at Wikimedia Commons



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