NGC 6452 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 [1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules [2] |
Right ascension | 17h 47m 58.5s [3] |
Declination | +20° 50′ 16″ [3] |
Redshift | +0.029610 ± 0.000023 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (8745 ± 7) km/s [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S/P [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.5' × 0.5' [2] |
Other designations | |
GC 5878, PGC 60876, h 3708 [2] [1] [4] |
NGC 6452, also occasionally referred to as PGC 60876 or GC 5878, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hercules. [2] It was discovered on 2 July 1864 by astronomer Albert Marth. [4]