NGC 6753

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Galaxy
NGC 6753
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The spiral galaxy NGC 6753 [1] imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope
The spiral galaxy NGC 6753 imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope
AladinLite
Constellation peacock
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 19 h 11 m 23.6 s
declination -57 ° 02 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SA (r) b  
Brightness  (visual) 11.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.0 mag
Angular expansion 2.4 ′ × 2.1 ′
Position angle 30 °
Surface brightness 12.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 6753 group
LGG 426  
Redshift 0.010570 ± 0.000027  
Radial velocity 3169 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(139 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(42.5 ± 3.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date July 5, 1836
Catalog names
NGC  6753 • PGC  62870 • ESO  184-022 • IRAS  19071-5707 • 2MASX  J19112363-5702584 • SGC  190711-5707.9 • HIPASS J1911-57 • LDCE 1328 NED015

NGC 6753 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is estimated to be 139 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 6758 , IC 4826 , IC 4829 , IC 4832 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

Together with NGC 6758 , NGC 6780 , IC 4832, IC 4856 , PGC 62885 and PGC 62910 , it forms the NGC 6753 group or LGG 426 .

The supernovae SN 2000cj ( Type-Ia ) and SN 2005cb (Type-Ic) were observed here.

The object was discovered on July 5, 1836 by the astronomer John Herschel using his 18.7 inch mirror telescope and was later recorded in the New General Catalog by the astronomer Johan Dreyer .

NGC 6753 group ( LGG 426 )

Galaxy Alternative name Distance / million Lj
NGC 6753 PGC 62870 139
NGC 6758 PGC 62935 149
NGC 6780 PGC 63151 153
IC 4832 PGC 62938 152
IC 4856 PGC 63226 145
PGC 62885 ESO 184-026 156
PGC 62910 ESO 184-033 147

Web links

Commons : NGC 6753  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 6753
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Simbad
  6. ↑ Seligman