NGC 6122
NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan, and its diameter is 211,000 light-years. NGC 6122 is not known to have much star-formation, and does not have an active galactic nucleus.
NGC 6122 has been the host of one supernova so far: SN 2003ge. It was discovered on June 21, 2003 by astronomers Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis. It was located 8".8 west and 0".1 north of the nucleus. The supernova was Type Ia.
References
- ^ "NGC 6122 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "NGC 6122 - Spiral Galaxy in Corona Borealis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6100 - 6149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "SN 2003ge | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Bright Supernovae - 2003". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
External links
Media related to NGC 6122 at Wikimedia Commons
