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NGC 6261

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Right ascension: 16h 56m 30.53s
Declination: +27° 58′ 39.2″
Galactic l, b: 49.06, 36.28
Redshift z: 0.03518
Radial velocity: 10,361 km/s
Angular size: 1.373′ × 0.7419′

Also known as

17 identifiers

2MASX J16563054+2758392AWM 5-5FIRST J165630.5+275839Gaia DR2 1307120245103041280Gaia DR3 1307120249398535680LEDA 59286NGC 6261NPM1G +28.0390NVSS J165630+275838SDSS J165630.51+275839.1UGC 10617UZC J165630.6+275839Z 1654.5+2804Z 169-13[BKB95] 1654+2804[KG2002] J165630.54+275837.2MCG+05-40-006

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Object	Type	Separation	V
SN 2008dt	Supernova	6.059″	—
SN 2007hu	Supernova	8.493″	17.7
SDSS J165618.35+275957.2	QSO	179.2″	—
2MASX J16563364+2801372	GtowardsCl	182.7″	—
SDSS J165615.01+275627.4	QSO	244.3″	—
SDSS J165618.97+280229.9	WhiteDwarf	276.8″	—
LEDA 1820593	Galaxy	341.9″	—
SDSS J165640.57+275256.9	Seyfert1	367.3″	19.95
UCAC4 590-057981	Star	401.5″	13.95
2MASX J16565786+2754489	GtowardsCl	429.2″	—
SDSS J165557.74+275835.8	QSO	434.3″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-6261 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.