NGC 6207

E922643

NGC 6207 is a relatively nearby, edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules, often observed in the same field of view as the globular cluster M13.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 6207 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deep-sky object
extragalactic object
spiral galaxy
angularSeparationFrom M13
linked to: M 13
apparentMagnitudeV 11.4
apparentSize 3.0′ × 1.2′
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere
bestViewingSeason late spring to summer
catalog New General Catalogue
catalogNumber NGC 6207
constellation Hercules
declination +36° 49′ 56″
discoveredBy William Herschel
discoveredWith reflecting telescope
discoveryDate 1787-05-16
distanceFromEarth about 30 million light-years
about 9.2 megaparsecs
epoch J2000
galaxyType unbarred spiral galaxy
hasDustLanes yes
hasNearbyObjectInField globular cluster M13
linked to: Messier 13
hasStructure central disk
spiral arms
hemisphereVisibility primarily northern
hostGalaxyType field galaxy
includedInCatalog MCG
PGC
UGC
locatedIn Hercules constellation region of the sky
local universe
morphologicalType SA(s)c
observationalClass galaxy near bright globular cluster
oftenObservedWith Messier 13
orientation edge-on
otherDesignation IRAS 16412+3655
MCG+06-37-030
PGC 58630
UGC 10470
radialVelocity about 852 km/s
redshift 0.0016
rightAscension 16h 43m 03.7s
skyLocationRelativeToM13 northeast of M13
surfaceBrightness low to moderate
visibleInAmateurTelescopes yes
wavelengthsObserved infrared
optical
radio

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M 13 hasNearbyGalaxy NGC 6207
Messier 13 hasNearbyObject NGC 6207
NGC 6207 catalogNumber NGC 6207