NGC 6364
| Galaxy NGC 6364 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 24 m 27.3 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 23 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022929 +/- 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 6874 +/- 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(314 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (96.4 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Auguste Voigt |
| Discovery date | June 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6364 • UGC 10835 • PGC 60228 • CGCG 170-027 • MCG + 05-41-013 • | |
NGC 6364 is a 13.1 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hercules and about 314 million light years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered by Auguste Voigt in June 1865 .
Web links
- NGC 6364. SIMBAD, accessed July 28, 2016 .
- NGC 6364. DSO Browser, accessed July 28, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6364. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 28, 2016 .