NGC 6358
| Galaxy NGC 6358 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 18 m 53.0 s |
| declination | + 52 ° 36 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 (rs) a? pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.030911 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9267 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(423 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (129.6 ± 9.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | May 2, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6358 • UGC 10810 • PGC 60054 • CGCG 277-034 • MCG + 09-28-33 • LDCE 1247 NED003 | |
NGC 6358 is a 14.3 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Dragon and about 423 million light-years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on May 2, 1887 .
Web links
- NGC 6358. SIMBAD, accessed July 28, 2016 .
- NGC 6358. DSO Browser, accessed July 28, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6358. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 28, 2016 .