NGC 6582
| Galaxy NGC 6582 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 11 m 03.5 s |
| declination | + 49 ° 54 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | 1: E 2: cD; BrClG; E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 1: 13.9 mag 2: 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 1: 14.9 mag 2: 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1: 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ 2: 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 1: 12.9 mag / arcmin² 2: 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.048135 +/- 0.000210 |
| Radial velocity | 14431 +/- 63 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(654 ± 46) · 10 6 ly (200.5 ± 14.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | July 24, 1884 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6582 • UGC 11146 • PGC 61510, 61513 • CGCG 254-023 • MCG + 08-33-029, + 08-33-030 • VV 818 • | |
NGC 6582 is an optical double galaxy consisting of the galaxies PGC 61510 and PGC 61513 . Both are elliptical , of the Hubble type E-S0 and can be found in the constellation Hercules .
Both were discovered as one object on July 24, 1884 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .
Web links
- NGC 6582. SIMBAD, accessed October 19, 2016 .
- NGC 6582. DSO Browser, accessed October 19, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6582. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on October 19, 2016 .