Astronomy:NGC 6085

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Corona Borealis
NGC 6085
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NGC 6085 (above, left) and NGC 6086 (below, center)
Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis
Right ascension 16h 12m 35.237s[1]
Declination+29° 21′ 53.68″[1]
Redshift0.034007[2]
Helio radial velocity10,195 km/s[2]
Distance454.99 ± 13.71 Mly (139.5 ± 4.203 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterAbell 2162[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5[3]
Characteristics
TypeSa[2]
Size226,700 ly (69,520 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.49′ × 1.04′[2]
Other designations
UGC 10269, MGC+05-38-034, PGC 57486

NGC 6085 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.[4] It is classified as a LINER galaxy[5] and is a member of Abell 2162.[6]

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