NGC 6106

NGC6106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. This is in good agreement with 29 non-redshift measurements which give an average distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.

Luminous red nova and supernova

One luminous red nova and one supernova have been observed in NGC 6106:AT2020kog was discovered by Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System Search for Kilonovae on 18 May 2020.SN2024ahv was discovered by Japanese astronomer Hidehiko Okoshi on 16 January 2024.