NGC 6207
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| NGC 6207 | |
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NGC 6207 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 16h 43m 03.7s |
| Declination | +36° 49′ 57″ |
| Redshift | 0.002842±0.000005 |
| Helio radial velocity | 852±1 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 1012±7 km/s |
| Type | SA(s)C |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 3.00′ × 1.2′ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.7 +/- 0.4 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -19.62 +/- 0.48 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10521, MCG 6-37-7, ZWG 197.7, PGC 58827, KUG 1641+369, IRAS16412+3655, KARA 766, Uppsala 10521 | |
| References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6207 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SA(s)C in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by William Herschel on 16 May 1787. NGC 6207 is located at about 30 million light years from earth. It is located near the globular cluster Messier 13.[1][2][3][4]
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