NGC 6907
| Galaxy NGC 6907 |
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![NGC 6907 & NGC 6908 (in the upper spiral arm) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_6907_2MASS.jpg)
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| NGC 6907 & NGC 6908 (in the upper spiral arm) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 25 m 06.6 s |
| declination | -24 ° 48 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) bc / LIRG |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3.4 ′ × 2.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 46 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 73 NGC 6907 group LGG 436 |
| Redshift | 0.010551 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | (3146 ± 19) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(145 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.5 ± 3.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | July 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6907 • UGCA 418 • PGC 64650 • ESO 528-003 • MCG -04-48-006 • IRAS 20221-2458 • 2MASX J20250664-2448335 • SGC 202208-2458.3 • GC 4573 • H III 141 • h 2076 • HIPASS J2025- 24 • LDCE 1397 NED003 | |
NGC 6907 is a spiral infrared galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 145 million light years from the Milky Way and about 145,000 light years in diameter.
Together with NGC 6908 , it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair . With IC 4999 and IC 5005 it forms the NGC 6907 group or LGG 436
The supernovae SN 1984V (type?), SN 2004bv ( type Ia ), SN 2008fq (type II) and SN 2014eh (type Ic) were observed here.
The object was discovered on July 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
NGC 6907 group ( LGG 436 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 6907 | PGC 64650 | 145 |
| IC 4999 | PGC 64613 | 144 |
| IC 5005 | PGC 64657 | 142 |
Web links
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