NGC 6086
NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis. It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7. A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162. In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.
References
- ^ Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
- ^ "Results for object NGC 6086 (NGC 6086)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-4419-9419-6.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv:1009.0750. Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
- ^ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal. 728 (2): 100. arXiv:1009.0750. Bibcode:2011ApJ...728..100M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100. S2CID 119192948.
External links
Media related to NGC 6086 at Wikimedia Commons
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