NGC 6181
NGC 6181 | |
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NGC 6181 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 16h 32m 20.9s |
Declination | +19° 49′ 36″ |
Redshift | 922±0.000013 0.007 |
Helio radial velocity | ±4 km/s 2375 |
Galactocentric velocity | ±6 km/s 2493 |
Type | SA(rs)C |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.50′ × 1.1′ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.42 |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.14 |
Other designations | |
UGC 10439, MCG 3-42-20, ZWG 109.31, PGC 58470, IRAS16301+1955 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com | |
NGC 6181 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SA(rs)C in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 28 April 1788. It takes 0.107Gyrs for light to travel to NGC 6181 from earth. [1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6181". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6081". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "NGC 6181 (= PGC 57684)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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