NGC 6566

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NGC 6566
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 07m 00.65042s [1]
Declination +52° 15′ 36.6716″ [1]
Redshift 0.01768 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5252 km/s [2]
Distance 250.6 ± 17.7  Mly (76.84 ± 5.43  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)15.47 [4]
Characteristics
Type cE [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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 6566". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 6566 (NGC 6566)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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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