NGC 6702

NGC 6702
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationLyra
Right ascension18h 46m 57,6s
Declination+45° 42′ 20″
Redshift0.015771
Heliocentric radial velocity4728 ± 5
Distance217 million LY
Apparent magnitude (V)12.2
Characteristics
TypeE
Apparent size (V)1.90 x 1.5
Other designations
PGC 62395

NGC 6702 (also known as UGC 11354) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Lyra. It was first discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1863. The galaxy's radial velocity, relative to the cosmic microwave background is measured at around 4592 ± 11 km/s, corresponding to a Hubble distance of around 67.73 ± 4.74 MPC. Many amateur astronomers believe NGC 6702 and NGC 6703 are a pair, even though they are separated by 100 million light-years.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed within the galaxy NGC 6702:

References

  1. 1 2 "NGC 6702 - Elliptical Galaxy in Lyra | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  3. 1 2 3 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6702". spider.seds.org.
  4. 1 2 3 "NGC 6702 - elliptical galaxy. Description NGC 6702:". kosmoved.ru.
  5. ↑ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 6702 | galaxy in Lyra | New General Catalogue". Go-Astronomy.com.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6700 - 6749". cseligman.com.
  7. ↑ "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: NGC6702". www.webbdeepsky.com.
  8. ↑ Georgakakis, Antonis E.; Forbes, Duncan A.; Brodie, Jean P. (July 26, 2001). "The globular cluster system of the young elliptical NGC 6702". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 324 (4): 785–796. arXiv:astro-ph/0011275. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04210.x.
  9. ↑ "List of Supernovae". lweb.cfa.harvard.edu.