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NGC 6461

NGC 6461
Object NGC 6461 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6461 - galaxy in the constellation Draconis
Type: Sab -
The angular dimensions: 0.80'x0.4'
magnitude: V=15.1m; B=15.9m
The surface brightness: 13.7 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h39m56.6s; Dec= 74°2'2"
redshift (z): 0.040907
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6461: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 172.8 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6461 : PGC 60659, UGC 10954, MCG 12-17-4, CGCG 330-55, CGCG 340-17

Nearby objects: NGC 6459, NGC 6460, NGC 6462, NGC 6463

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