NGC 6233
| Galaxy NGC 6233 |
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![NGC 6233 with LEDA 1689756 (l) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6233_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6233 with LEDA 1689756 (l) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 540 m 15.700 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 34 ′ 47.41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 33 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036208 ± 0.000177 |
| Radial velocity | 10,855 ± 53 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(491 ± 35) · 10 6 ly (150.6 ± 10.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | July 12, 1880 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6233 • UGC 10573 • PGC 59086 • CGCG 139-007 • MCG + 04-40-002 • 2MASX J16501572 + 2334474 • GALEX ASC J165015.77 + 233447.4 • 2MASS J16501569 + 2334473 | |
NGC 6233 is a 14.0 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 491 million light years from the Milky Way and about 200,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 6243 .
The object was discovered on July 12, 1880 by Édouard Stephan .
Web links
- NGC 6233. SIMBAD , accessed on July 10, 2019 (English).
- NGC 6233. DSO Browser, accessed July 10, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6233. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 10, 2016 (English).