NGC_6412

NGC 6412

NGC 6412

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco

NGC 6412 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel on 12 December 1797. NGC 6412 is located at about 76.6Mly away from Earth.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Object No. 1 - NGC 6412". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6412". Seds. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    "NGC 6412 (= Arp 38 = PGC 60393)". cseligman. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. [4]
    Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 6412". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 6412 at Wikimedia Commons


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