NGC 6251

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NGC 6251

Hubble image of the heart of the active galaxy NGC 6251

Observation data (J2000 epoch)

Constellation Ursa Minor

Right ascension 16h 32m 31.9700s[1]

Declination +82° 32′ 16.400″[1]

Redshift 0.02471[1]

Distance 340 million light-years[2]

Apparent magnitude (V) 14.3[3]

Characteristics

Type E[1]

Apparent size (V) 1.82´X1.55´

 Other designations

NGC 6251, UGC 10501, LEDA 58472, 6C 1636+8239, QSO B1637+8

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NGC 6251 is an active supergiant elliptical radio galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor,

and is more than 340 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy has a Seyfert
2 active galactic nucleus,[3] and is one of the most extreme examples of a Seyfert galaxy.
This galaxy may be associated with gamma-ray source 3EG J1621+8203, which has
high-energy gamma-ray emission.[3] It is also noted for its one-sided radio jet—one of the
brightest known—discovered in 1977.[4] The supermassive black hole at the core has a
mass of (5.9±2.0)×108 M☉.[5]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for
NGC 6251. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
2. ^ "Distance and Length". Online-Unit-Converter.com. Archived from the
original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b c SIMBAD
4. ^ Perley, R. A.; Bridle, A. H.; Willis, A. G. (1984). "High-resolution VLA
Observations of the Radio Jet in NGC 6251". Astrophysical Journal
Supplement Series.  54: 291–
334.  Bibcode:1984ApJS...54..291P.  doi:10.1086/190931.
5. ^ Graham, Alister W. (November 2008), "Populating the Galaxy Velocity
Dispersion - Supermassive Black Hole Mass Diagram: A Catalogue of
(Mbh, σ) Values", Publications of the Astronomical Society of
Australia,  25  (4): 167–
175,  arXiv:0807.2549,  Bibcode:2008PASA...25..167G,  doi:10.1071/
AS08013, S2CID  89905.

External links[edit]
  Media related to NGC 6251 at Wikimedia Commons
 www.jb.man.ac.uk/atlas/
 Wikisky image of NGC 6251
 Hubble Finds a Bare Black Hole Pouring Out Light  (Probing
the heart of the active galaxy NGC 6251—September 10,
1997)
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