Q2089095

galaxy

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Object type: H2G
Redshift: z = 0.007947052814000433
Morphology: SAB
Coordinates: RA 248.0874° · Dec 19.8266°

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Key facts

Constellation: Hercules
Right ascension: 16 32 20.9715
Declination: +19 ° 49 ′ 34.972 ″
Redshift: 0.007 909
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2371 ± 1 km/s
Galactocentric velocity: 2415 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 116.2 ± 8.1 Mly (35.63 ± 2.49 Mpc )
Type: SAB(rs)c
Size: ~78,000 ly (23.93 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.50 ′ × 1.1 ′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Hercules
Distance from Earth: 33
Image: NGC 6181 hst 06713 606.png

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right ascension: 248.0873708
catalog code: [VDD93] 210
Commons category: NGC 6181
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1788-00-00
redshift: 0.007922
apparent magnitude: 11.045
galaxy morphological type: SABc
declination: 19.8266028
radial velocity: 2363
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 6181 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SB(rs)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 28 April 1788. The galaxy is 107 million light years away.

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