NGC 6452

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NGC 6452
The spiral galaxy, NGC 6452.
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]
Distance	404 Mly (123.8 Mpc)
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]

• List of NGC objects (6001-7000)

• NGC 6452 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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