NGC 6203
| Galaxy NGC 6203 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 40 m 27.4 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 46 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036312 +/- 0.000183 |
| Radial velocity | 10886 +/- 55 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(492 ± 35) · 10 6 Lj (150.9 ± 10.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | June 6, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6203 • PGC 58729 • CGCG 138-055 • MCG + 04-39-019 • GC 5827 • | |
NGC 6203 is a 14.4 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hercules .
It was discovered by Albert Marth on June 6, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 6203. SIMBAD, accessed July 1, 2016 .
- NGC 6203. DSO Browser, accessed July 1, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6203. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 1, 2016 .