NGC 6120 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 440 million light-years (130 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It is located in the northern constellation of Corona Borealis, and is a member of the Abell 2199 galaxy cluster.
References
Further reading
- Surace, C.; Hecquet, J.; Auriere, M. (1996). "Spectroscopic Study of NGC 6119 - NGC 6120 System". In Bender, R.; Davies, R. L. (eds.). New light on galaxy evolution. The IAU Symposium. Vol. 171. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 448. Bibcode:1996IAUS..171..448S.
External links
- Media related to NGC 6120 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 6120 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
