NGC 6975

NGC 6975
NGC 6975 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension20h 52m 26.023s[1]
Declination−05° 46′ 19.84″[1]
Redshift5956 km/s[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity0.019868[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.95[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)bc?[2]
Apparent size (V)0.98′ × 0.84′[2]
Other designations
HCG 88c, NGC 6975, MCG -01-53-015, PGC 65620[3]

NGC 6975,[4] also known as NGC 6976, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius. The object was discovered on 12 July 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth.

NGC 6975 is part of Hickson Compact Group 88, along with NGC 6977, NGC 6978, and MCG-01-53-014. The group is at a distance of about 273 million light years (84 million parsecs).[5] In 2012, supernova SN 2012ga was discovered within NGC 6975.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 6975". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 6975". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6975". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ^ Brosch, Noah (2015). "Galaxy interactions in the Hickson Compact Group 88". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 454 (3): 3222–3228. arXiv:1509.06303. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.454.3222B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2199.
  6. ^ "SN 2012ga". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 May 2018.


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