Astronomy:NGC 6263
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
| NGC 6263 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 6263 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 56m 43.239s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 49′ 19.96″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.034541±0.000120 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 473.9 million light years (118.03 Mpc)[3][failed verification] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | 124,000 light years |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.843′ × 0.742′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 59292, UZC J165643.2+274919, AWM 5-4, 2MASX J16564323+2749199, Z 1654.7+2754, FBQS J1656+2749, MCG+05-40-008, Z 169-14, FIRST J165643.1+274919, NPM1G +27.0546, GIN 627, UGC 10618[1] | |
NGC 6263 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Albert Marth on June 28, 1864.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ Koranyi, Daniel M.; Geller, Margaret J. (January 2002), "Kinematics of AWM and MKW Poor Clusters", The Astronomical Journal 123 (1): 100–124, doi:10.1086/338096, Bibcode: 2002AJ....123..100K
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent et al. (October 2013), "Cosmicflows-2: The Data", The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 25, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86, 86, Bibcode: 2013AJ....146...86T
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6250 - 6299". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62a.htm#6263.
External links
Coordinates: 
16h 56m 43.32s, +27° 49′ 18.8″
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