NGC 6230
Galaxy NGC 6230 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 50 m 46.7 s |
declination | + 04 ° 36 ′ 17 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E1 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 36 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030955 ± 0.000127 |
Radial velocity | 9280 ± 38 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(418 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (128.3 ± 9.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | July 3, 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6230 • UGC 10575 • PGC 59106 • CGCG 053-014 • MCG + 01-43-005 • |
NGC 6230 is a 14.5 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Hercules .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on July 3, 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 6230. SIMBAD, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- NGC 6230. DSO Browser, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6230. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 4, 2016 (English).