NGC 6207

galaxy

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Object type: GiC
Redshift: z = 0.002846015978207328
Morphology: SA
Coordinates: RA 250.7656° · Dec 36.8324°

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Key facts

Constellation: Hercules
Right ascension: 16 43 03.7
Declination: +36 ° 49 ′ 57 ″
Redshift: 0.002 842 ± 0.000 005
Heliocentric radial velocity: 852 ± 1 km/s
Galactocentric velocity: 1012 ± 7 km/s
Apparent magnitude v: 11.7 ± 0.4
Absolute magnitude v: −19.62 ± 0.48
Type: SA(s)c
Size: 34,000 light-years
Apparent size v: 3.00 ′ × 1.2 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Hercules
Distance from Earth: 18.0
Image: Ngc6207-hst-R814GB606.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SAc
Commons category: NGC 6207
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
declination: 36.8324250
time of discovery or invention: 1787-05-16
catalog code: [VDD93] 211
redshift: 0.002833
apparent magnitude: 11.288
right ascension: 250.7656250
radial velocity: 851
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 6207 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SA(s)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. NGC 6207 is located at about 30 million light-years from Earth, and its approximate size is around 36,000 light-years across. In the sky, it is located near the globular cluster Messier 13.

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