NGC 6008

NGC 6008 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 6008
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Serpens
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.0
J-magnitude (IR):11.3
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.5
Right Ascension:15:52:56.03
Declination:21:06:01.80
Major axis:1.16 '
Minor axis:0.89 '
Angle (major axis):94°
Radial velocity:4820 km/s
Redshift:0.01621

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula