NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176. NGC 6056 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.
Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
NGC 6056
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- Constellation
- Hercules
- Right ascension
- 16h 05m 31.3s
- Declination
- 17° 57′ 49″
- Redshift
- 0.039327
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 11790 km/s
- Distance
- 161 Mpc (525 Mly)
- Group or cluster
- Hercules Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 14.6
- Type
- SB0^+(s)
- Size
- ~183,000 ly (56.1 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.00 x 0.50
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