NGC 6744
| NGC 6744 | |
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Wide Field Imager view of a Milky Way look-alike NGC 6744. Credit: ESO
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Right ascension | 19h 09m 46.1s |
| Declination | −63° 51′ 27″ |
| Redshift | 0.002805 |
| Helio radial velocity | 841 ± 2 km/s |
| Distance | 31 ± 5.2 Mly (9.5 ± 1.6 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.14 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)bc II |
| Apparent size (V) | 20′.0 × 12′.9 |
| Other designations | |
| Caldwell 101, PGC 62836 | |
NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. It is thought to be one of the most Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in our immediate vicinity, with flocculent (fluffy) arms and an elongated core. It also has at least one distorted companion galaxy (NGC 6744A) superficially similar to one of the Magellanic Clouds. A supernova was discovered in the galaxy in 2005.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744 as seen at SALT
NGC 6744 by GALEX
Spiral galaxy NGC 6744, by HST.
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