NGC 6676 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6707 ± 12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 98.92 ± 6.93 Mpc (~323 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 30 May 1886.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6676: SN 2023txu (type Ia, mag 18.96) was discovered by ATLAS on 3 October 2023.
See also
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
References
External links
- NGC 6676 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
