NGC 6407
| Galaxy NGC 6407 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 44 m 57.7 s |
| declination | -60 ° 44 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 ^? pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 411 |
| Redshift | 0.015427 +/- 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 4625 +/- 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(202 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.0 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | August 7, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6407 • PGC 60796 • ESO 139-22 • SGC 174025-6043.1 • GC 4319 • h 3700 • LDCE 1277 NED015 | |
NGC 6407 is a 11.5 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Peacock and about 202 million light years away from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on August 7, 1834 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, which noted "eF, S, R, lbM, 15 arcseconds, near three stars".