NGC 6225
Galaxy NGC 6225 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 48 m 21.6 s |
declination | + 06 ° 13 ′ 22 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0-? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 156 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.032779 +/- 0.000173 |
Radial velocity | 9827 +/- 52 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(443 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (135.9 ± 9.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | June 15, 1887 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6225 • UGC 10556 • PGC 59024 • CGCG 053-011 • MCG + 01-43-03 • |
NGC 6225 is a 13.9 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type e-S0 in the constellation Hercules .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on June 15, 1887 .
Web links
- NGC 6225. SIMBAD, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- NGC 6225. DSO Browser, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6225. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 4, 2016 .