NGC 6513
Galaxy NGC 6513 |
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NGC 6513 SDSS Recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 17 h 59 m 34.53 s |
declination | + 24 ° 52 ′ 49.9 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB0: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 40 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.019814 ± 0.000130 |
Radial velocity | 5940 ± 39 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(273 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (83.8 ± 5.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | August 7, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6513 • UGC 11078 • PGC 61235 • CGCG 141-038 • MCG + 04-42-018 • 2MASX J17593425 + 2453128 • 2MASX J17593454 + 2452498 • GC 5889 • 2MASS J17593451 + 2452501 • NSA 148322 |
NGC 6513 is a 13.5 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Hercules at the northern sky . It is an estimated 273 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on August 7, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 6513. SIMBAD , accessed August 31, 2016 .
- NGC 6513. DSO Browser, accessed August 31, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6513. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 31, 2016 .