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Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
NGC 6263
SDSS image of NGC 6263
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16 56 43.239
Declination+27° 49′ 19.96″
Redshift0.034541±0.000120 km/s
Distance473.9 million light years (118.03 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1
Characteristics
TypeE
Size124,000 light years
Apparent size (V)0.843′ × 0.742′
Other designations
LEDA 59292, UZC J165643.2+274919, AWM 5-4, 2MASX J16564323+2749199, Z 1654.7+2754, FBQS J1656+2749, MCG+05-40-008, Z 169-14, FIRST J165643.1+274919, NPM1G +27.0546, GIN 627, UGC 10618

NGC 6263 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Albert Marth on June 28, 1864.

References

  1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. Koranyi, Daniel M.; Geller, Margaret J. (January 2002), "Kinematics of AWM and MKW Poor Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 123 (1): 100–124, Bibcode:2002AJ....123..100K, doi:10.1086/338096, S2CID 121962934
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (October 2013), "Cosmicflows-2: The Data", The Astronomical Journal, 146 (4): 25, arXiv:1307.7213, Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86, S2CID 118494842, 86
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6250 - 6299". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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