| NGC 6106 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6106 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 18m 47.1712s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 24′ 39.319″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004833±0.000002[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,449±1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 72.64 ± 2.49 Mly (22.272 ± 0.764 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.84[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c[1] |
| Size | ~55,600 ly (17.04 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5′ × 1.4′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 16163+0731,2MASX J16184720+0724396,UGC 10328,MCG +01-41-016,PGC 57799,CGCG 052-001[1] | |
NGC 6106 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellation ofHercules. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is1,527±6 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 73.5 ± 5.2 Mly (22.52 ± 1.58 Mpc).[1] This is in good agreement with 29non-redshift measurements which give an average distance of 72.64 ± 2.49 Mly (22.272 ± 0.764 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 13 April 1784.[3][4]
Oneluminous red nova and onesupernova have been observed in NGC 6106:
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