NGC 6224
Galaxy NGC 6224 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
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 |
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 .