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NGC 6487

NGC 6487
Object NGC 6487 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6487 - galaxy in the constellation Herculis
Type: E0 - elliptical galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.80'x1.8'
magnitude: V=11.9m; B=12.9m
The surface brightness: 13.1 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h52m41.7s; Dec= 29°50'19"
redshift (z): 0.025491
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6487: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 107.7 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6487 : PGC 61039, UGC 11022, MCG 5-42-8, CGCG 171-14

Nearby objects: NGC 6485, NGC 6486, NGC 6488, NGC 6489

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