NGC 6008

NGC 6008
NGC 6008 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	15h 52m 56.0543s[1]
Declination	+21° 06′ 01.819″[1]
Redshift	0.016209[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4859 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance	238.6 ± 16.7 Mly (73.15 ± 5.12 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 6052 group (LGG 403)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)b[1]
Size	~168,700 ly (51.72 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 15507+2114, 2MASX J15525603+2106017, NGC 6008A, UGC 10076, MCG +04-37-052, PGC 56289, CGCG 136-110[1]

NGC 6008 (sometimes referred to as NGC 6008A) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,959 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.2 ± 5.1 Mpc (~239 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 10 June 1880.^[2]

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 6008 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.^[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6008:

• SN 2023apm (Type II-P, mag. 19.45) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 23 January 2023.^[4]

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 6008 is part of the NGC 6052 group (also known as LGG 403). This group has at least 13 members: NGC 5975, NGC 6020, NGC 6030, NGC 6032, NGC 6052, NGC 6060, NGC 6073, IC 1132, PGC 57117, UGC 10127, UGC 10197, and UGC 102116.^[5]

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

• Media related to NGC 6008 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 6008 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images