NGC 6876 (other designations - PGC 64447 , ESO 73-35 , AM 2014-710 ) is an elliptical galaxy ( E3 ) in the constellation Peacock .
| NGC 6876 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | John Herschel |
| opening date | June 27, 1835 |
| Designations | NGC 6876 , PGC 64447 , ESO 73-35 , AM 2014-710 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Peacock |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 2.7 '× 2.4' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 10.7 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 11.7 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | E3 |
| Redshift | +0.013 |
| Angular position | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Marie E. Machacek, Paul Nulsen, Liviu Stirbat, Christine Jones, and William R. Forman. XMM-Newton Observation of an X-Ray Trail between the Spiral Galaxy NGC 6872 and the Central Elliptical Galaxy NGC 6876 in the Pavo Group // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2005 .-- DOI : 10.1086 / 431944 . - arXiv : astro-ph / 0411286 .
- M. Machacek, MLN Ashby, C. Jones, WR Forman, and N. Bastian. A Multiwavelength View of Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies in the Pavo Group // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2009. - DOI : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 691/2/1921 . - arXiv : 0810.3577 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- NGC 6876 Publication List