NGC 6924
| Galaxy NGC 6924 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 33 m 19.2 s |
| declination | -25 ° 28 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E-S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.00 × 1.7 |
| Position angle | 154 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020241 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 6068 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(274 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | July 8, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6924 • PGC 64945 • ESO 528-016 • MCG -04-48-014 • 2MASX J20331925-2528281 • SGC 203020-2538.7 • LDCE 1411 NED001 | |
NGC 6924 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation of Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 274 million light years from the Milky Way and about 165,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 6936 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on July 8, 1885 .