NGC 6212
| Galaxy NGC 6212 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 43 m 23.1 s |
| declination | + 39 ° 48 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb / Sy1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 105 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 2199 |
| Redshift | 0.030281 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 9078 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(413 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (126.6 ± 8.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | July 26, 1870 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6212 • PGC 58840 • CGCG 224-96 • MCG + 07-34-142 • 2MASX J16432319 + 3948234 • GALEXASC J164323.15 + 394823.2 • LDCE 1207 NED006 | |
NGC 6212 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 413 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on July 26, 1870 by the astronomer Édouard Stephan using an 80 cm telescope and was later included in his New General Catalog by Johan Dreyer .
Web links
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