NGC 6317
| Galaxy NGC 6317 |
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![NGC 6317 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6317_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6317 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 08 m 59.511 s |
| declination | + 62 ° 53 ′ 52.82 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 51 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026680 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 7998 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(366 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (112.2 ± 7.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | June 2, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6317 • PGC 59708 • MCG + 11-21-09 • IRAS F17085 + 6257 • 2MASX J17085946 + 6253523 • 2MASS J17085950 + 6253527 • GALEX ASC J170859.44 + 625352.3 • NVSS J170859 + 625354 | |
NGC 6317 is a 15.1 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Draco the northern sky . It is estimated to be 366 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 6319 .
The object was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on June 2, 1883 .
Web links
- NGC 6317. SIMBAD , accessed July 20, 2016 .
- NGC 6317. DSO Browser, accessed July 20, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6317. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 20, 2016 .