NGC 6195 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Additionally, four non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 May 1791.
NGC 6195 is a Seyfert I 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. It is also a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.
Abell 2199 cluster NGC 6195 is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 2199.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 6195: SN 1975K (type unknown, mag. 17.8) was discovered by American astronomer Charles Kowal on 9 August 1975.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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