NGC 6524
| Galaxy NGC 6524 |
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![NGC 6524 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6524_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6524 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 59 m 14.71 s |
| declination | + 45 ° 53 ′ 13.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.019006 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 5698 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(264 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (80.8 ± 5.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | October 22, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6524 • UGC 11079 • PGC 61221 • CGCG 254-006 • MCG + 08-33-05 • IRAS 17578 + 4553 • 2MASX J17591469 + 4553134 • WISEA J175914.72 + 455313.6 • NVSS J175914 + 455313 • KIG 841 • 2MIG 2452 | |
NGC 6524 is a 12.9 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is an estimated 264 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years in diameter .
The Type Ia / P supernova SN 2010hh was observed here.
The object was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on October 22, 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 6524. SIMBAD , accessed August 31, 2019 .
- NGC 6524. DSO Browser, accessed August 31, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 6524. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 31, 2016 .