NGC 6746
| Galaxy NGC 6746 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19 h 10 m 22.0 s |
| declination | -61 ° 58 ′ 13 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 173 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 6769 group IC 4845 group LGG 427 |
| Redshift | 0.013880 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 4161 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(182 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (55.8 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | August 11, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6746 • PGC 62852 • ESO 141-029 • IRAS F19057-6203 • SGC 190548-6203.1 • | |
NGC 6746 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is an estimated 182 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the IC 4845 group ( LGG 427 ).
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 6739 , IC 4815 , IC 4824 , IC 4828 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on August 11, 1836 .