NGC 6482
| Galaxy NGC 6482 |
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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 51 m 48.81 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 04 ′ 19.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.10 × 1.8 |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013129 ± 0.000058 |
| Radial velocity | 3936 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(183 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.2 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | July 12, 1830 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6482 • UGC 11009 • PGC 61009 • CGCG 141-017 • MCG + 04-42-008 • 2MASX J17514880 + 2304190 • GC 4343 • h 1989 • 2MASS J17514883 + 2304189 • LDCE 1272 NED002 | |
NGC 6482 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E1 constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 183 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on July 12, 1830 .
Web links
- NGC 6482. SIMBAD , accessed August 4, 2019 .
- NGC 6482. DSO Browser, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6482. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 4, 2016 .