NGC 6486
| Galaxy NGC 6486 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 17 h 52 m 35.296 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 49 ′ 04.84 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 648 |
| Redshift | 0.026859 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 8052 ± 31 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(368 ± 26) · 10 6 ly (112.8 ± 7.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | July 28, 1880 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6486 • PGC 61033 • CGCG 171-012 • MCG + 05-42-06 • 2MASX J17523529 + 2949053 • GALEX ASC J175235.32 + 294905.4 • NVSS J175235 + 294906 | |
NGC 6486 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is an estimated 368 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 6487 , it forms an (optical?) Pair of galaxies.
The object was discovered on July 28, 1880 by Édouard Stephan .
Web links
- NGC 6486. SIMBAD , accessed August 7, 2019 .
- NGC 6486. DSO Browser, accessed August 7, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6486. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 7, 2016 .