NGC 6328 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Ara |
Dist Ly: | 198.6 million light years (60.9 million parsecs) |
Type: | SAB(s)ab |
Size: | 139,000 light years |
Appmag V: | 12.4 |
Size V: | 2.40 × 1.4[1] |
Names: | ESO 102-3, AM 1718-645 and PGC 60198 |
References: | NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ |
NGC 6328 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is classified as SAB(s)ab in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 2 May 1835.[2] NGC 6328 is located at about 199 million light years away from Earth.[3]