NGC 6483
| Galaxy NGC 6483 |
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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 59 m 30.81 s |
| declination | -63 ° 40 ′ 07.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E4 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 122 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 6483 group LGG 415 |
| Redshift | 0.016381 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 4911 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(215 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (65.8 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6483 • PGC 61233 • ESO 102-020 • 2MASX J17593083-6340071 • SGC 175441-6339.9 • GC 4344 • h 3713 • GALEX ASC J175930.75-634008.5 • WISEA J175930.64-634006.8 | |
NGC 6483 is a 14.3 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E4 in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is an estimated 215 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light-years across. Together with PGC 61237 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair . It is the brightest member of the four-galaxy NGC 6483 group ( LGG 415 ).
The object was discovered on June 8, 1836 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, who noted "F, S, E, bM, between 2 stars 10th mag 45 degrees Sp and Nf".
NGC 6483 group ( LGG 415 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 6483 | PGC 61233 | 215 |
| IC 4664 | PGC 60907 | 220 |
| PGC 61240 | ESO 102-020A | 205 |
| PGC 61237 | ESO 102-020 | 215 |