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NGC 6431

NGC 6431
Object NGC 6431 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6431 - galaxy in the constellation Herculis
Type: E-S0 -
The angular dimensions: 1.60'x0.6'
magnitude: V=13.3m; B=14.3m
The surface brightness: 13.1 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h43m38.5s; Dec= 25°29'38"
redshift (z): 0.010774
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6431: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 45.5 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6431 : PGC 60758, NGC 6427, UGC 10957, MCG 4-42-3, CGCG 141-6

Nearby objects: NGC 6429, NGC 6430, NGC 6432, NGC 6433

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