NGC 6786

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Draco}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| image = Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6786 (2008-04-24).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption= NGC 6786 (right), interacting with LEDA 62867 (left)

| name = NGC 6786

| type = SB?{{cite web|title=NED results for object NGC 6786|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6786&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=18 February 2015}}

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|19|10|53.91}}

| dec = {{DEC|73|24|36.6}}

| dist_ly = 350 million light years

| z = 0.032472

| appmag_v = 12.80{{cite web|title=NGC 6786|url=http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/6786|website=dso-browser.com|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=18 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218203327/http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/6786|url-status=dead}}

| size_v = 1.1' x 54"

| constellation name = Draco

| radius_ly =

| absmag_v =

| notes =

| names = UGC 11414

}}

NGC 6786 is an interacting spiral galaxy 350 million light years from the Earth, in the constellation of Draco. NGC 6786 is currently interacting with LEDA 62867, and, being the larger galaxy, it is likely that NGC 6786 will absorb LEDA 62867 in the future.{{cite web|title=Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6786|url=http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/16/image/ai/|website=hubblesite.org|access-date=18 February 2015}} Both galaxies appear to be undergoing a starburst, a phenomenon commonly seen among interacting and merging galaxies.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6786: SN 2004ed (Type IIn, mag. 17).[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/08300/08397.html#Item1 IAUC Bulletin 8397.] Retrieved 13 March 2023.