NGC 6158 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 17, 1787[4] and is a member of Abell 2199.[5][6][7]
NGC 6158 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 6158. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 27m 40.9s[1] |
Declination | 39° 22′ 59″[1] |
Redshift | 0.029954[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 8980 km/s[1] |
Distance | 123 Mpc (401 Mly)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.68[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E?[1] |
Size | ~162,000 ly (49.6 kpc)[1] (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.3 x 0.25[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 224-31, MCG 7-34-41, PGC 58198[1] |
New General Catalogue 6000 to 6499 | |
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