NGC 6008

Also known as NGC 6008A

spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens

Key facts

Constellation: Serpens
Right ascension: 15 52 56.0543
Declination: +21 ° 06 ′ 01.819 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4859 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 238.6 ± 16.7 Mly (73.15 ± 5.12 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 6052 group (LGG 403)
Type: SB(r)b
Size: ~168,700 ly (51.72 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.4′ × 1.3′

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Image: NGC6008 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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NGC 6008 (sometimes referred to as NGC 6008A) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,959 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.2 ± 5.1 Mpc (~239 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 10 June 1880.

NGC 6008 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.