Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- 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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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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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q2089095” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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