| NGC 6008 | |
|---|---|
NGC 6008 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 52m 56.0543s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 06′ 01.819″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016209[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4859 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 238.6 ± 16.7 Mly (73.15 ± 5.12 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 6052 group (LGG 403) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b[1] |
| Size | ~168,700 ly (51.72 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 15507+2114,2MASX J15525603+2106017,NGC 6008A,UGC 10076,MCG +04-37-052,PGC 56289,CGCG 136-110[1] | |
NGC 6008 (sometimes referred to as NGC 6008A) is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofSerpens. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 4,959 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 73.2 ± 5.1 Mpc (~239 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by French astronomerÉdouard Stephan on 10 June 1880.[2]
According to theSIMBAD database, NGC 6008 is aLINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 6008:
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 6008 is part of the NGC 6052 group (also known asLGG 403). This group has at least 13 members:NGC 5975,NGC 6020,NGC 6030,NGC 6032,NGC 6052,NGC 6060,NGC 6073,IC 1132, PGC 57117, UGC 10127, UGC 10197, and UGC 102116.[5]