Ngc 6394

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 6394
NGC 6394 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 17h 30m 21.4s
Declination+59° 38′ 24″
Redshift0.028306±0.000064
Helio radial velocity8486±19 km/s
Galactocentric velocity8684±21 km/s
Distance390 million light years (119 million parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.416 +/- 0.002
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.94 +/- 0.50
Characteristics
TypeSBb
Size159,000 light years
Apparent size (V)1.40′ × 0.4′
Other designations
UGC 10889, MCG 10-25-55, ZWG 300.45, PGC 60410 and IRAS17296+5940
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6394 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBb in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 7 July 1885.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6394". NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6394&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  2. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6394". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6394. 
  3. ↑ "NGC 6394 (= PGC 60410)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63a.htm#6394. 




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