NGC 6676

NGC 6676
The spiral galaxy NGC 6676
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	18^h 33^m 09.8667^s[1]
Declination	+66° 57′ 33.309″[1]
Redshift	0.022676 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6798 ± 10 km/s[1]
Distance	322.6 ± 22.6 Mly (98.92 ± 6.93 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sbc[1]
Size	~185,800 ly (56.98 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6′ × 0.3′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 18331+6655, 2MASX J18331000+6657324, UGC 11286, MCG +11-22-054, PGC 62021, CGCG 322-045[1]

NGC 6676 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6707 ± 12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 98.92 ± 6.93 Mpc (∼323 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 30 May 1886.^[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6676: SN 2023txu (type Ia, mag 18.96) was discovered by ATLAS on 3 October 2023.^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 6676". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6676". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "SN 2023txu". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

• NGC 6676 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images