NGC 6070 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 26 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 May 1786.
NGC 6070 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
NGC 6070 group NGC 6070 is a member of the NGC 6070 group (also known as LGG 404). The other two galaxies in the group are and .
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 6070: SN 2026ejy (TypeII, mag. 18.55) was discovered by GOTO on 25 February 2026.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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