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NGC 6263

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 56m 43.32s, +27° 49′ 18.8″
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NGC 6263
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 56m 43.239s[1]
Declination+27° 49′ 19.96″[1]
Redshift0.034541±0.000120 km/s[2]
Distance473.9 million light years
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1
Characteristics
TypeE
Size124,000 light years
Apparent size (V)0.843′ × 0.742′[1]
Other designations
LEDA 59292, UZC J165643.2+274919, AWM 5-4, 2MASX J16564323+2749199, Z 1654.7+2754, FBQS J1656+2749, MCG+05-40-008, Z 169-14, FIRST J165643.1+274919, NPM1G +27.0546, GIN 627, UGC 10618
The sky image is obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, DR14 with SciServer.

NGC 6263 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Albert Marth on June 28, 1864.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. ^ Koranyi, Daniel M.; Geller, Margaret J. (January 2002), "Kinematics of AWM and MKW Poor Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 123 (1): 100–124, Bibcode:2002AJ....123..100K, doi:10.1086/338096
  3. ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (October 2013), "Cosmicflows-2: The Data", The Astronomical Journal, 146 (4): 25, arXiv:1307.7213, Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86, S2CID 118494842, 86
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6250 - 6299". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.