NGC 6936
| Galaxy NGC 6936 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 35 m 56.3 s |
| declination | -25 ° 16 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.80 × 1.0 |
| Position angle | 4 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 3698 SSRS Group 74 |
| Redshift | 0.019493 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 5844 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(264 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (81 ± 5.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | September 1, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6936 • PGC 65033 • ESO 528-22 • MCG -04-48-021 • 2MASX J20355629-2516480 • SGC 203258-2527.2 • LDCE 1411 NED002 | |
NGC 6936 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 264 million light years from the Milky Way and approximately 145,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 6924 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on September 1, 1885 by the astronomer Francis Leavenworth with his 26-inch telescope and later included in his New General Catalog by Johan Dreyer .