NGC 6430
| Galaxy NGC 6430 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 45 m 14.27 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 08 ′ 20.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 97 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated NGC 6500 group LGG 414 |
| Redshift | 0.010210 ± 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 3061 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(144 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.0 ± 3.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | June 2, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6430 • UGC 10966 • PGC 60805 • CGCG 112-035 • MCG + 03-45-19 • IRAS 17430 + 1809 • 2MASX J17451426 + 1808199 • GC 5872 • NVSS J174514 + 180818 • LDCE 1274 NED001 • 2MIG 2426 | |
NGC 6430 is a 13.8 mag bright spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 144 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light-years across. She is considered a member of the six galaxies counting NGC 6500 group ( LGG 414 ).
The Type Ia / P supernova SN 2012ea was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on June 2, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 6430. SIMBAD , accessed August 1, 2019 .
- NGC 6430. DSO Browser, accessed August 1, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6430. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 1, 2016 .