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NGC 6492
Spiral galaxy NGC 6492
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pavo
Right ascension	18 02 48.377
Declination	−66° 25′ 50.015″
Redshift	0.014482
Heliocentric radial velocity	4342 ± 8 km/s
Distance	209.3 ± 14.6 Mly (64.17 ± 4.49 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.5
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)bc?
Size	~179,200 ly (54.94 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	2.5′ × 1.2′
Other designations
ESO 102-022, IRAS 17576-6625, 2MASX J18024831-6625503, PGC 61315

NGC 6492 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pavo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4351 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 209.3 ± 14.6 Mly (64.17 ± 4.49 Mpc). In addition, five non redshift measurements give a distance of 183.10 ± 12.28 Mly (56.140 ± 3.766 Mpc). The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 22 July 1835.

The SIMBAD database lists NGC 6492 as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6492:

• South African amateur astronomer Berto Monard discovered SN 2004fv (type Ia, mag. 14.8) on 4 November 2004.
• The GOTO telescope array discovered SN 2024sky (type II, mag. 16.65) on 19 August 2024.

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. ^ "Results for object NGC 6492". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. "Distance Results for NGC 6492". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
3. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 6492". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
4. "NGC 6492". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
5. Monard, L. A. G.; Africa, S. (2004). "Supernova 2004fv in NGC 6492". International Astronomical Union Circular (8430): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8430....1M.
6. "SN 2004fv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
7. "SN 2024sky". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

External links

• NGC 6492 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

v t e Constellation of Pavo
List of stars in Pavo Pavo in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Peacock) β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ φ ω Variable R V X Y SX AR BD KZ MW NU NZ V346 V347 HR 6586 6624 6634 6740 6760 6796 6805 6808 6828 6899 6908 6939 6996 7004 7012 7015 7022 7027 7111 7130 7161 7221 7278 7320 7383 7434 7435 7455 7498 7513 7527 7531 7558 7579 7587 7588 7644 7663 7691 7707 7732 7838 7872 7959 8019 8061 8073 8081 8125 8159 HD 161475 162521 164427 175007 175167 176522 179419 181433 186302 190984 192887 195190 195772 196050 Other Gliese 693 SCR 1845−6357 SCR 1826−6542
Exoplanets HD 175167 b HD 181433 b c d HD 190984 b HD 196050 b
Galaxies	NGC 6744 6753 6782 6810 6872 7020 7032 7059 Other Bedin I IC 4662 IC 4687 IC 4710 IC 4970 IC 5052 IRAS 19254-7245
Galaxy clusters NGC 6752
Category

• NGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• ESO objects
• IRAS catalogue objects
• Pavo (constellation)
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1835
• Discoveries by John Herschel
• Unbarred spiral galaxies
• Seyfert galaxies