NGC 6566

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NGC 6566
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension18h 07m 00.65042s[1]
Declination+52° 15′ 36.6716″[1]
Redshift0.01768[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5252 km/s[2]
Distance250.6 ± 17.7 Mly (76.84 ± 5.43 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.47[4]
Characteristics
TypecE[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]

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 6566". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 6566 (NGC 6566)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. ^ a b c d "Search specification: NGC 6566". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6550 - 6599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.


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