NGC 6000 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Scorpius. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 5 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 8 May 1834. It is designated as SB(s)bc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme, and is the brightest of all the galaxies in the constellation Scorpius.
NGC 6000 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
NGC 6000 has a glowing yellow centre with glittering blue outskirts.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6000: SN 2007ch (TypeII, mag. 17.2) was discovered by on 11 May 2007. SN 2010as (TypeIb/Ic, mag. 15.5) was discovered by The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch (CHASE) on 19 March 2010.
See also List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
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