NGC 6252
Galaxy NGC 6252 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Little Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 32 m 40.6 s |
declination | + 82 ° 34 ′ 36 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 60 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.021441 +/- 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 6428 +/- 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(295 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (90.5 ± 6.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | January 1, 1802 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6252 • PGC 58456 • CGCG 367-014 • MCG + 14-08-011 • 2MASX J16324053 + 8234365 • GC 4254 • H III 975 • |
NGC 6252 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Ursa Minor at the northern sky . It is an estimated 295 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on January 1st, 1802 by William Herschel .