NGC 6492
NGC6492 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pavo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4351 ± 8km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. In addition, five non redshift measurements give a distance of. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 22 July 1835.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC6492 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 discovered SN2004fv on 4 November 2004.
- The GOTO telescope array discovered SN2024sky on 19 August 2024.