NGC 6512
| Galaxy NGC 6512 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 54 m 50.308 s |
| declination | + 62 ° 38 ′ 42.28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 57 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 650 |
| Redshift | 0.027866 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 8354 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(382 ± 27) x 10 6 ly (117.2 ± 8.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | October 27, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6512 • PGC 61089 • CGCG 4354300-093 • MCG + 10-25-115 • 2MASX J17545032 + 6238422 • GC 4354 • GALEX ASC J175450.54 + 623844.2 • LDCE 1271 NED006 | |
NGC 6512 is a 13.9 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Dragon in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 382 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6516 and NGC 6521 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on October 27, 1861 .
Web links
- NGC 6512. SIMBAD , accessed August 31, 2019 .
- NGC 6512. DSO Browser, accessed August 31, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6512. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 31, 2016 .