NGC 6328 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is classified as SAB(s)ab in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 2 May 1835.[3] NGC 6328 is located at about 199 million light years away from Earth.[1]
| NGC 6328 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6328 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ara |
| Right ascension | 17h 23m 41.0s[1] |
| Declination | −65° 00′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014428±0.000023[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4325±7 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 4209±8 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 198.6 million light years (60.9 million parsecs) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)ab[1] |
| Size | 139,000 light years |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.40′ × 1.4′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 102-3, AM 1718-645 and PGC 60198 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Object No. 1 - NGC 6328". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6328". Seds. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6328 (= PGC 60198)". cseligman. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
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