NGC 6789 explained

NGC 6789
Constellation Name:Draco
Epoch:J2000
Type:Im[1]
Ra:[2]
Appmag B:13.76
Z:−0.000470
Names:NGC 6789,MCG+11-23-001, LEDA 63000

NGC 6789 is a void[3] irregular galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered by Lewis Swift on Aug 30, 1883.[4] It is located within the Local Void, a region of space with far fewer galaxies than its surroundings.[3]

NGC 6789 is the nearest blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy to the Milky Way. It is chemically homogeneous and relatively metal-poor.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . ned.ipac.caltech.edu . 19 June 2019 .
  2. NGC 6789. 19 June 2019.
  3. 2014MNRAS.445.1694L. 10.1093/mnras/stu1804. The triggering of starbursts in low-mass galaxies. 2014. Lelli. Federico. Verheijen. Marc. Fraternali. Filippo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445. 2. 1694–1712. free. 1409.1239.
  4. Web site: Seligman . Courtney . New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6750 - 6799 . New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6750 - 6799 . 19 June 2019.
  5. 2012MNRAS.423..406G. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20885.x. Auto-consistent metallicity and star formation history of the nearest blue compact dwarf galaxy NGC 6789. 2012. García-Benito. R.. Pérez-Montero. E.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423. 1. 406–421. free . 1203.2186. 119163529.

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