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NGC 406

NGC 406
Object NGC 406 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 406 - galaxy in the constellation Tucanae
Type: Sc - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 2.60'x1.0'
magnitude: V=12.5m; B=13.1m
The surface brightness: 13.9 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 1h7m24.4s; Dec= -69°52'34"
redshift (z): 0.005030
The distance from the Sun to NGC 406: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 21.2 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 406 : PGC 3980, ESO 51-18, IRAS 01057-7008

Nearby objects: NGC 404, NGC 405, NGC 407, NGC 408

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