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NGC 6438A

NGC 6438A
Object NGC 6438A is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6438A - galaxy in the constellation Octantis
Type: Ring B -
The angular dimensions: 2.70'x1.0'
magnitude: V=11.6m; B=12.6m
The surface brightness: 12.5 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 18h22m33s; Dec= -85°24'22"
redshift (z): 0.008379
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6438A: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 35.4 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6438A : PGC 61793, ESO 10-2, AM 1806-852, IRAS 18061-8525

Nearby objects: NGC 6436, NGC 6437, NGC 6438, NGC 6439

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