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NGC 6557

NGC 6557
Object NGC 6557 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6557 - galaxy in the constellation Octantis
Type: S0 - lenticular galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.60'x1.1'
magnitude: V=12.9m; B=13.9m
The surface brightness: 13.4 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 18h21m24.7s; Dec= -76°34'58"
redshift (z): 0.018356
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6557: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 77.5 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6557 : PGC 61770, ESO 45-1, AM 1814-763

Nearby objects: NGC 6555, NGC 6556, NGC 6558, NGC 6559

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