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NGC 6491

NGC 6491
Object NGC 6491 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6491 - galaxy in the constellation Draconis
Type: Sab -
The angular dimensions: 1.20'x0.5'
magnitude: V=13.6m; B=14.4m
The surface brightness: 12.9 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h50m0.6s; Dec= 61°31'55"
redshift (z): 0.017922
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6491: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 75.7 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6491 : PGC 60949, NGC 6493A, UGC 11008, MCG 10-25-103, IRAS 17494+6132, CGCG 300-80, *arc sp 1'

Nearby objects: NGC 6489, NGC 6490, NGC 6492, NGC 6493A

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