NGC 6181 explained
| NGC 6181 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Hercules |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Type: | SAB(rs)c |
| Size: | ~23.93kpc (estimated) |
| Appmag V: | 10.42 |
| Absmag V: | -22.14 |
| Size V: | 2.50 × 1.1 |
| References: | NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com |
NGC 6181 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SB(rs)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 28 April 1788.[1] The galaxy is 107 million light years away.[2] [3]
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6181:
- SN1926B (type unknown, mag. 14.8)[4] [5] was discovered by Adriaan van Maanen on a photographic plate taken on 17 June 1926, but the discovery was not made until February 1941.[6]
- SN1951I (type unknown, mag. 15.7)[7] was discovered in April 1951.
- SN2019aai (typeII, mag. 17.84)[8] was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 20 January 2019.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NGC 6181 (= PGC 57684). cseligman. 3 October 2015.
- Web site: Results for object NGC 6181 . NASA/IPAC extragalactic database . NASA/IPAC . 3 October 2015.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6081. Seds. 3 October 2015.
- https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1926B Transient Name Server entry for SN 1926B.
- http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/lists/Supernovae.html Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams list of Supernovae.
- 1941PASP...53..125V . Supernova in NGC 6181 . Van Maanen . A. . Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1941 . 53 . 312 . 125 . 10.1086/125285.
- https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1951I Transient Name Server entry for SN 1951I.
- Web site: Transient Name Server . SN2019aai . . 6 September 2024.
