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NGC 6459

NGC 6459
Object NGC 6459 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6459 - galaxy in the constellation Draconis
Type: S? -
The angular dimensions: 0.80'x0.4'
magnitude: V=14.7m; B=15.6m
The surface brightness: 12.8 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h45m47.1s; Dec= 55°46'37"
redshift (z): 0.029057
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6459: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 122.7 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6459 : PGC 60817, CGCG 278-25, MCG 9-29-29

Nearby objects: NGC 6457, NGC 6458, NGC 6460, NGC 6461

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