- Source: NGC 6052
NGC 6052 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation of Hercules. It was discovered on 11 June 1784 by William Herschel. It was described as "faint, pretty large, irregularly round" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.
The two components of NGC 6052 are designated NGC 6052A and NGC 6052B, respectively. The two, attracted by each other's gravity, have collided and are interacting with each other. NGC 6052 is currently in a late stage of merging, where the shape of the two galaxies is not distinctly defined.
SN 1982aa, a powerful radio supernova, was detected in NGC 6052.
Gallery
See also
Hercules (Chinese astronomy)
List of largest galaxies
List of nearest galaxies
List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
References
Notes
External links
Media related to NGC 6052 at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar objek NGC
- New General Catalogue
- Arp 272
- NGC 6052
- NGC 6008
- List of NGC objects
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
- NGC 6397
- Butterfly Cluster
- Interacting galaxy
- New General Catalogue
- NGC 6365
