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.
NGC 6052 Group
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6008:
- SN 2023apm (Type II-P, mag. 19.45) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 23 January 2023.
