NGC 6600
Coordinates: 
18h 19m 41.30s, +63° 06′ 42″
| NGC 6600 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6600 Captured by PAN-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 18h 19m 41.30s[1] |
| Declination | +63° 06′ 42.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018079[1] |
| Distance | 310 Mly (93 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Size | 100,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.23′ × 1.148′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 6599,[1] PGC 61655, UGC 11178, CGCG 142-031, MCG +04-43-019 | |
NGC 6600 (NGC 6599 duplicate[2]) is a lenticular galaxy roughly 310 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules.[1] NGC 6600 was discovered in 1864 by Albert Marth.[3] Unlike our own Milky Way, NGC 6600 boasts a tightly wound structure, swirling with stars and gas.[4][1]
Characteristics[edit]
NGC 6600 appears as combination of blue and white hues, these colors emanate from its young, hot stars. As these stars age and cool down, their colors shift towards red.[5][4]
One of the key tools astronomers use to understand galaxies like NGC 6600 is redshift.[3] This phenomenon occurs when light waves from an object moving away from us stretch out, shifting their colors towards the red end of the spectrum.[5][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NGC 6599 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hercules | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 6600 | duplicate in Hercules | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NGC 6599 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ford, Dominic. "The New General Catalogue (NGC)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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