NGC 6181

NGC 6181
NGC 6181 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 32m 20.9715s[1]
Declination+19° 49′ 34.972″[1]
Redshift0.007909[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2371±1 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity2415±3 km/s[1]
Distance116.2 ± 8.1 Mly (35.63 ± 2.49 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.42
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.14
Characteristics
TypeSAB(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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results for object NGC 6181". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ "NGC 6181 (= PGC 57684)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6081". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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