NGC 6484
Galaxy NGC 6484 |
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NGC 6484 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 17 h 51 m 46.98 s |
declination | + 24 ° 29 ′ 00.5 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SBbc |
Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 413 |
Redshift | 0.010387 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 3114 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(147 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (45.0 ± 3.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Truman Safford |
Discovery date | July 11, 1866 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6484 • UGC 11010 • PGC 61008 • CGCG 141-019 • MCG + 04-42-007 • IRAS 17497 + 2429 • 2MASX J17514697 + 2429001 • Mrk 1118 • GC 5883 • HIPASS J1751 + 24 • NVSS J175147 + 242904 • KTG 67A |
NGC 6484 is a 12.5 mag bright bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type Sb in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 147 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 61052 and PGC 61063 , it forms the isolated galaxy trio KTG 67 or LGG 413 .
The object was discovered by Truman Safford on July 11, 1866 .
NGC 6484 group ( LGG 413 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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PGC 61052 | UGC 11029 | 149 |
PGC 61063 | UGC 11027 | 148 |
NGC 6484 | PGC 61008 | 147 |
Web links
- NGC 6484. SIMBAD , accessed August 4, 2019 .
- NGC 6484. DSO Browser, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6484. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 4, 2016 .