NGC 6674
Galaxy NGC 6674 |
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(Liverpool Telescope on La Palma) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18 h 38 m 33.9 s |
declination | + 25 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (r) b |
Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
Angular expansion | 4.2 '× 2.1' |
Position angle | 143 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.011477 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 3441 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(162 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.7 ± 3.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | June 6, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6674 • UGC 11308 • PGC 62178 • CGCG 143-008 • MCG + 04-44-007 • IRAS 18365 + 2519 • 2MASX J18383388 + 2522303 • HIPASS J1838 + 25 |
NGC 6674 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Hercules in the northern sky . It is an estimated 162 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 195,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on June 6, 1864 .