| NGC 6212 | |
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 NGC 6212 as seen through theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 43m 23.1s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 48′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.030281±0.000080[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9078±24 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 9242±25 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.595 +/- 0.040 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -17.93 +/- 0.50 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.60′ × 0.4′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 7-34-142, ZWG 224.96, PGC 58840 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase,http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6212 is aspiral galaxy located in the constellationHercules. It is designated asSb in thegalaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the French astronomerÉdouard Stephan on 26 July 1870.[3] NGC 6212 is located at about 397 millionlight years from Earth.[1][2]
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