NGC 6566 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 18h 07m 00.65042s [1] |
Declination | +52° 15′ 36.6716″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01768 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5252 km/s [2] |
Distance | 250.6 ± 17.7 Mly (76.84 ± 5.43 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | cE [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG +09-30-001, PGC 61418 [2] |
NGC 6566 is a compact [4] elliptical galaxy [4] within the constellation Draco. It is located about 250 million light-years (80 Mpc) [3] away from the Sun. [3] It was discovered on October 27, 1861 by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest. [5]
NGC 6566 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 18h 07m 00.65042s [1] |
Declination | +52° 15′ 36.6716″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01768 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5252 km/s [2] |
Distance | 250.6 ± 17.7 Mly (76.84 ± 5.43 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.47 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | cE [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG +09-30-001, PGC 61418 [2] |
NGC 6566 is a compact [4] elliptical galaxy [4] within the constellation Draco. It is located about 250 million light-years (80 Mpc) [3] away from the Sun. [3] It was discovered on October 27, 1861 by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest. [5]