NGC 6085

NGC 6085 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Corona Borealis.^[4] It has a diameter of about 225,000 light years. It is also classified as a LINER galaxy^[5] and is a member of Abell 2162.^[6]

NGC 6085
NGC 6085 (above, left) and NGC 6086 (below, center) Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Corona Borealis
Right ascension	16h 12m 35.237s[1]
Declination	+29° 21′ 53.68″[1]
Redshift	0.034007[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,195 km/s[2]
Distance	454.99 ± 13.71 Mly (139.5 ± 4.203 Mpc)[2]
Group or cluster	Abell 2162[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.5[3]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[2]
Size	225,000 ly (68.77 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Apparent size (V)	1.49′ × 1.04′[2]
Other designations
UGC 10269, MGC+05-38-034, PGC 57486