Astronomy:NGC 6412

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 6412
NGC6412-HST-R814GB450.jpg
NGC 6412 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 17h 29m 37.5s
Declination+75° 42′ 16″
Redshift0.004380±0.000003
Helio radial velocity1313±1 km/s
Galactocentric velocity1504±8 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)11.62
Absolute magnitude (V)-20.24
Characteristics
TypeSBc
Apparent size (V)2.50 × 2.4
Other designations
UGC 10897, MCG 13-12-26, ZWG 355.34, PGC 60393, KAZ 146, IRAS17313+7544, ZWG 356.4, VV 444, ARP 38 and KARA 813
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6412 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel on 12 December 1797. NGC 6412 is located at about 76.6Mly away from Earth.[1][2][3][4]

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