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NGC 6054 is a barred[2] lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hercules.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886.[5][6] It was then rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 1, 1888. PGC 57073 is often misidentified as NGC 6054.[5] NGC 6054 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[7][8][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6054. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6054". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
External links
- NGC 6054 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- http://ngcicproject.org/NGC/NGC_60xx/NGC_6054.htm Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%206000%20-%206999%20(11-30-17).htm
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