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: SN2004fv (TypeIa, mag. 14.8) was discovered by South African amateur astronomer on 4 November 2004. SN2024sky (TypeII, mag. 16.65) was discovered by the GOTO telescope array on 19 August 2024.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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