NGC 6181 | |
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![]() NGC 6181 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 32m 20.9715s[1] |
Declination | +19° 49′ 34.972″[1] |
Redshift | 0.007909[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2371±1 km/s[1] |
Galactocentric velocity | 2415±3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 116.2 ± 8.1 Mly (35.63 ± 2.49 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.42 |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.14 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c[1] |
Size | ~78,000 ly (23.93 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.50′ × 1.1′ |
Other designations | |
IRAS 16301+1955, UGC 10439, MCG +03-42-020, PGC 58470, CGCG 109-031 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, http://cseligman.com |
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.[2] The galaxy is 107 million light years away.[1][3]
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