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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Sy2
Redshift
z = 0.014562692815821787
Coordinates
RA 270.7016° · Dec -66.4306°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Pavo
Distance from Earth
47.00
Image
NGC 6492 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 61315
time of discovery or invention
1835-07-22
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
apparent magnitude
8.847
galaxy morphological type
Sb
right ascension
270.7013250
declination
-66.4306556
radial velocity
4253
redshift
0.014453
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 6492

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