NGC 6394 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBb in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 7 July 1885.[1][2][3]

NGC 6394
NGC 6394 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension17h 30m 21.4s
Declination+59° 38′ 24″
Redshift0.028306±0.000064
Heliocentric radial velocity8486±19 km/s
Galactocentric velocity8684±21 km/s
Distance390 million light years (119 million parsecs)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.416 +/- 0.002
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.94 +/- 0.50
Characteristics
TypeSBb
Size159,000 light years
Apparent size (V)1.40 × 0.4
Other designations
UGC 10889, MCG 10-25-55, ZWG 300.45, PGC 60410 and IRAS17296+5940
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

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References

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  1. ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6394". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6394". Seds. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "NGC 6394 (= PGC 60410)". cseligman. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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