- Source: NGC 6078
NGC 6078 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9459 ± 44 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 139.52 ± 9.81 Mpc (∼455 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 21 June 1876.
Very close to NGC 6078 are the galaxies PGC 57459 and SDSS J161206.68+141210.3.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6078: SN 2011dv (type Ia, mag 16.2) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 28 June 2011.
See also
List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
References
External links
Media related to NGC 6078 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 6078 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images