NGC 6424
Galaxy NGC 6424 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Dragon |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 17 h 36 m 12.1 s |
declination | + 69 ° 59 ′ 20 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E-S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 81 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.026065 +/- 0.000157 |
Radial velocity | 7814 +/- 47 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(358 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.7 ± 7.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | August 5, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6424 • UGC 10932 • PGC 60552 • CGCG 340-011 • MCG + 12-17-001 • |
NGC 6424 is a 14.1 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation of Dragon .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1885 .
Web links
- NGC 6424. SIMBAD, accessed August 1, 2016 .
- NGC 6424. DSO Browser, accessed August 1, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6424. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed August 1, 2016 .