NGC 6394 | |
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![]() 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 |
Heliocentric 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6394". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6394". Seds. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6394 (= PGC 60410)". cseligman. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 6394 at Wikimedia Commons