NGC 6086
NGC 6086 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.[1] It has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.[2] A Type-cD galaxy, it is the brightest cluster galaxy in the cluster Abell 2162.[3] In 2010, a supermassive black hole was discovered in NGC 6086.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rumistrzewicz, Stefan (2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 158. ISBN 9781441972422.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aranda, Ted (2011). 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 390. ISBN 9781441994196.
- ↑ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2011). "The Black Hole Mass in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". The Astrophysical Journal 728 (2): 100. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/100.
- ↑ McConnell, Nicholas J.; Ma, Chung-Pei; Graham, James R.; Gebhardt, Karl; Lauer, Tod R.; Wright, Shelley A.; Richstone, Douglas O. (2010). "The Black Hole Mass in Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 6086". arXiv:1009.0750 [astro-ph.CO].