NGC 6412

NGC 6412 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. ^[1]

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1. 9 relations: Draco (constellation), Epoch (astronomy), Galaxy morphological classification, Hubble Space Telescope, Light-year, List of NGC objects, List of NGC objects (6001–7000), Spiral galaxy, William Herschel.

Draco (constellation)

Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch or reference epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity.

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Galaxy morphological classification

Galaxy morphological classification is a system used by astronomers to divide galaxies into groups based on their visual appearance.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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Light-year

A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equal to exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 km (Scientific notation: 9.4607304725808 × 1012 km), which is approximately 5.88 trillion mi.

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List of NGC objects

The following is a list of NGC objects, that is objects listed in the New General Catalogue (NGC). NGC 6412 and list of NGC objects are NGC objects.

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List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). NGC 6412 and list of NGC objects (6001–7000) are NGC objects.

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Spiral galaxy

Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae (pp. 124–151) and, as such, form part of the Hubble sequence.

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William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-British astronomer and composer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6412

Also known as Arp 38.

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