| NGC 6158 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 6158. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 27m 40.9s[1] |
| Declination | 39° 22′ 59″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.029954[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8980 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 123 Mpc (401 Mly)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Abell 2199 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.68[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E?[1] |
| Size | ~162,000 ly (49.6 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.3 x 0.25[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198[1] | |
NGC 6158 is anelliptical galaxy located about 400 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationHercules.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on March 17, 1787[4] and is a member ofAbell 2199.[5][6][7]
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