NGC 6876
| Galaxy NGC 6876 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 18 m 19.15 s |
| declination | -70 ° 51 ′ 31.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 '× 2.4' |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 1 Pavo I group NGC 6876 group LGG 432 |
| Redshift | 0.013376 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 4010 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(174 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53.4 ± 3.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 27, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6876 • PGC 64447 • ESO 073-035 • 2MASX J20181914-7051317 • SGC 201306-7100.8 • GALEXASC J201819.05-705131.2 • LDCE 1386 NED009 | |
NGC 6876 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is estimated to be 174 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter. It is the brightest as a member of the ten galaxies NGC 6876 group ( LGG 432 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6877 , NGC 6880 , IC 4972 , IC 4981 .
The object was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on June 27, 1835.
NGC 6876 group ( LGG 432 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 6876 | PGC 64447 | 174 |
| NGC 6877 | PGC 64457 | |
| NGC 6880 | PGC 64479 | 171 |
| IC 4899 | PGC 63799 | 178 |
| IC 4967 | PGC 64396 | 179 |
| IC 4981 | PGC 64486 | 165 |
| IC 4992 | PGC 64597 | 181 |
| PGC 64439 | 164 | |
| PGC 64472 | ||
| PGC 64474 |