Astronomy:NGC 6394
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Draco
| NGC 6394 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6394 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 17h 30m 21.4s |
| Declination | +59° 38′ 24″ |
| Redshift | 0.028306±0.000064 |
| Helio radial velocity | 8486±19 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 8684±21 km/s |
| Distance | 390 million light years (119 million parsecs) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.416 +/- 0.002 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.94 +/- 0.50 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBb |
| Size | 159,000 light years |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.40′ × 0.4′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10889, MCG 10-25-55, ZWG 300.45, PGC 60410 and IRAS17296+5940 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6394 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBb in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 7 July 1885.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6394". NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6394&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6394". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6394.
- ↑ "NGC 6394 (= PGC 60410)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63a.htm#6394.
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