NGC 6338
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A large lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco
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NGC 6338
- Galaxies
NGC 6338 is a large lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. It is estimated to be 392 million light years from Earth. William Herschel discovered it in 1789, describing it as faint, small and round, with a somewhat brighter middle. Structured classifications also identify it as an astronomical radio source, an astrophysical X-ray source, a blazar, a brightest cluster galaxy, and a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region.
- Galaxy type
- Large lenticular galaxy
- Location
- Constellation Draco
- Discovery
- Discovered by William Herschel in 1789
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- NGC 6338 (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q1145165
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Donald Pelletier. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDonald Pelletier, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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