NGC 6162
| Galaxy NGC 6162 |
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![NGC 6163 & NGC 6162 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6162_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6163 & NGC 6162 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 18 m 22.4 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 50 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 82 WBL 615 |
| Redshift | 0.037282 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | (11,177 ± 30) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(506 ± 36) x 10 6 ly (155.1 ± 10.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | June 30, 1870 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6162 • UGC 10403 • PGC 58238 • CGCG 168-014 • MCG + 06-36-047 • KUG 1626 + 329C • 2MASX J16282237 + 3250580 • HCG 82A • GC 5819 • GALEX ASC J162822.42 + 325056.9 • USGC U764 NED02 | |
NGC 6162 is a 13.6 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Hercules at the northern sky . It is an estimated 506 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is a member of the Hickson Compact Group 82. In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6161 and NGC 6163 .
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on June 30, 1870 .
Web links
- NGC 6162. SIMBAD , accessed June 14, 2016 .
- NGC 6162. DSO Browser, accessed June 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6162. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed June 14, 2016 (English).