NGC 6056 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 525 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hercules.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 8, 1886. It was then rediscovered by Swift on June 8, 1888 and was later listed as IC 1176.[4][5] NGC 6056 is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6056. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6056". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6050 - 6099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  5. ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
  6. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  7. ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-08-31.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6056
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