NGC 6234
| Galaxy NGC 6234 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake bearer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 51 m 57.3 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 23 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.031772 +/- 0.000187 |
| Radial velocity | 9525 +/- 56 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(430 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (131.7 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | June 17, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6234 • PGC 59144 • CGCG 053-018 • MCG + 01-43-007 • GC 5831 • | |
NGC 6234 is a 14.4 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Ophiuchus .
It was discovered by Albert Marth on June 17, 1863 .
Web links
- NGC 6234. SIMBAD, accessed July 10, 2016 .
- NGC 6234. DSO Browser, accessed July 10, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6234. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 10, 2016 (English).