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NGC 6042

NGC 6042
Object NGC 6042 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6042 - galaxy in the constellation Herculis
Type: E-S0 -
The angular dimensions: 0.80'x0.7'
magnitude: V=14.0m; B=14.9m
The surface brightness: 13.3 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 16h4m39.5s; Dec= 17°42'1"
redshift (z): 0.034874
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6042: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 147.3 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6042 : PGC 56972, NGC 6039, MCG 3-41-79, CGCG 108-104, DRCG 34-63

Nearby objects: NGC 6041B, NGC 6041A, NGC 6043A, NGC 6043B

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