| NGC 6646 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6466 imaged by the Pan-STARRS survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Right ascension | 118 29 38.742 |
| Declination | +39° 51′ 54.528″ |
| Redshift | 0.019227 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5764 ± 34 km/s |
| Distance | 271.4 ± 19.1 Mly (83.21 ± 5.87 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.5 |
| Surface brightness | 13.40 mag/am2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa |
| Size | ~173,900 ly (53.33 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 11258, MCG +07-38-008, PGC 61944, CGCG 228-010 | |
NGC 6646 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Lyra. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,641 ± 35 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 83.2 ± 5.9 Mpc (∼271 million ly). NGC 6646 was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on 26 June 1802. The luminosity class of NGC 6646 is I.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6646: SN 2024gqf (type Ia, mag. 19.7).
See also
References
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- "NGC_6646". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6261". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- "SN 2024gqf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
External links
- NGC 6646 at LEDA
- NGC 6646 at SEDS
- NGC 6646 at SkyMap (DSS2)
- NGC 6646 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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