NGC 6566
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| NGC 6566 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 18h 07m 00.65042s |
| Declination | +52° 15′ 36.6716″ |
| Redshift | 0.01768 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5252 km/s |
| Distance | 250.6 ± 17.7 Mly (76.84 ± 5.43 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cE |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +09-30-001, PGC 61418 | |
NGC 6566 is a compact elliptical galaxy within the constellation Draco. It is located about 250 million light-years (80 Mpc) away from the Sun. It was discovered on October 27, 1861 by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest.
References
- 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 6566". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 6566 (NGC 6566)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- 1 2 3 4 "Search specification: NGC 6566". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6550 - 6599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
External links
- NED NGC 6566
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