NGC 6068
NGC 6068 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6068:
| NGC: | NGC 6068 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 21.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:55:25.99 |
| Declination: | 78:59:48.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.79 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 158° |
| Radial velocity: | 3931 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0132 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS