NGC 6221

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Ara}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 6221

| image = NGC 6221 hst 05479 606.png

| caption = NGC 6221 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope

| epoch = J2000

| pronounce =

| constellation name = Ara

| ra = {{RA|16|52|46.1}}

| dec = {{DEC|-59|13|07}}

| z = {{val|0.004999|0.000017}}

| h_radial_v = {{val|1499|5|u=km/s}}

| gal_v = {{val|1390|7|u=km/s}}

| dist_pc =

| dist_ly =

| group_cluster =

| type = SB(s)bc

| mass =

| mass_light_ratio =

| size = 70,000 light years

| stars =

| appmag_v = 9.28

| absmag_v = −20.97

| size_v = 3.5{{prime}} × 2.5{{prime}}

| notes =

| names = ESO 138-3, AM 1648-590, IRAS16484-5908 and PGC 59175

| references = NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

}}

NGC 6221 (also known as PGC 59175) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. In de Vaucouleurs' galaxy morphological classification scheme, it is classified as SB(s)bc and was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 3 May 1835.{{cite web|title=NGC 6221 (= PGC 59175)|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62.htm#6221|website=cseligman|access-date=3 October 2015}} NGC 6221 is located at about 69 million light years from Earth.{{cite web|title=Object No. 1 - NGC 6221|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6221&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|website=NASA/IPAC extragalactic database|publisher=NASA/IPAC|access-date=3 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6221|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6221|website=Seds|access-date=3 October 2015}}