NGC 6280
| Galaxy NGC 6280 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake bearer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 01 m 57.5 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 39 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 C |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ 0.2 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 144 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² 11.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.031115 +/- 0.000180 |
| Radial velocity | 9328 +/- 54 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(421 ± 30) x 10 6 ly (129.2 ± 9.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | May 8, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6280 • PGC 59464, 1305241 • CGCG 053-026 • MCG + 01-43-008 • GC 5844 • | |
NGC 6280 is a gravitationally bound double galaxy. NGC 6280-1 is a 14.6 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0, NGC 6280-2 is a 15.0 mag bright compact galaxy of the Hubble-type C.
The double galaxy can be found in the constellation Serpent Bearer and was discovered by Albert Marth on May 8, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 6280. SIMBAD, accessed July 19, 2016 .
- NGC 6280. DSO Browser, accessed July 19, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6280. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 19, 2016 .