NGC 6224
| Galaxy NGC 6224 |
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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 48 m 18.5 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 18 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.030111 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9027 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(407 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (124.9 ± 8.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | June 15, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6224 • UGC 10555 • PGC 59017 • CGCG 053-010 • MCG + 01-43-002 • | |
NGC 6224 is a 13.8 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Hercules .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on June 15, 1887 .
Web links
- NGC 6224. SIMBAD, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- NGC 6224. DSO Browser, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6224. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 4, 2016 .