UGC 6093

UGC 6093 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 500 million light years (or about 153 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation of Leo.

UGC 6093
Hubble Space Telescope image of UGC 6093
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 00m 47.96s[1]
Declination	10° 43′ 41.30″[1]
Redshift	0.036118[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,828 km/s[1]
Distance	500 Mly (153 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)bc[1]
Size	253,330 ly (77.71 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.94′ × 0.76′[1]
Notable features	Acts as a megamaser, hosts an AGN.
Other designations
MCG+02-28-044, PGC 33198[1]

This galaxy is known to host an active galactic nucleus, which is caused by the accretion of matter by a supermassive black hole located at its center, thus causing it to emit huge amounts of radiation and making UGC 6093's core shine excessively. This galaxy is also a megamaser, which means that it acts as a giant astronomical laser generating microwaves rather than visible light. Just like UGC 12158 and NGC 6744, it is considered a Milky Way twin in appearance, with a similar central bar and spiral arm structure.^[2]

See also

• UGC 12158
• Milky Way