NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis.[2][1] NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan, and its diameter is 211,000 light-years.[3][4] NGC 6122 is not known to have much star-formation, and does not have an active galactic nucleus.[1][3]

NGC 6122 has been the host of one supernova so far: SN 2003ge.[5] It was discovered on June 21, 2003 by astronomers Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis. It was located 8".8 west and 0".1 north of the nucleus. The supernova was Type Ia.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NGC 6122 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "NGC 6122 - Spiral Galaxy in Corona Borealis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ a b "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6100 - 6149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "SN 2003ge | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  6. ^ "Bright Supernovae - 2003". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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