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NGC 6070

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 09m 58.6618s, +00° 42′ 33.455″
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NGC 6070
NGC 6070 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension16h 09m 58.6618s[1]
Declination+00° 42 33.455[1]
Redshift0.006685±0.00000200[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,004±1 km/s[1]
Distance93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 6070 group (LGG 404)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.45[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cd[1]
Size~106,000 ly (32.50 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.5′ × 1.9′[1]
Other designations
HOLM 729A, IRAS 16074+0050, 2MASX J16095868+0042335, UGC 10230, MCG +00-41-004, PGC 57345, CGCG 023-017[1]

NGC 6070 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,102±7 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.1 ± 7.1 Mly (31.00 ± 2.17 Mpc).[1] However, 26 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 93.43 ± 3.04 Mly (28.646 ± 0.931 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 May 1786.[3][4]

NGC 6070 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[5][6]

NGC 6070 group

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NGC 6070 is a member of the NGC 6070 group (also known as LGG 404). The other two galaxies in the group are UGC 10290 [d] and UGC 10288 [d].[7][8]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 6070:

  • SN 2026ejy (Type II, mag. 18.55) was discovered by GOTO on 25 February 2026.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 6070". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 6070". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6070". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. "NGC 6070". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  7. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  8. "LGG 404". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. "SN 2026ejy". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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