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NGC 6212

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Right ascension
  
16 43 23.1

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
17.595 +/- 0.040

Declination
  
+39° 48′ 23″

Constellation
  
Hercules

NGC 6212

Redshift
  
6998302810000000000♠0.030281±0.000080

Helio radial velocity
  
7006907800000000000♠9078±24 km/s

Galactocentric velocity
  
7006924200000000000♠9242±25 km/s

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NGC 6212 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as Sb in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 26 July 1870. NGC 6212 is located at about 397 million light years from earth.

References

NGC 6212 Wikipedia