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NGC 6438

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

NGC 6438 - galaxy in the constellation Octantis
Type: S0 - lenticular galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.60'x1.4'
magnitude: V=11.7m; B=12.7m
The surface brightness: 12.5 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 18h22m15.9s; Dec= -85°24'6"
redshift (z): 0.008129
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6438: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 34.3 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6438 : PGC 61787, ESO 10-1, AM 1806-852

Nearby objects: NGC 6437, NGC 6438A, NGC 6439, NGC 6440

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