NGC 6116
NGC 6116 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6116:
| NGC: | NGC 6116 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:18:54.60 |
| Declination: | 35:09:14.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 15° |
| Radial velocity: | 8780 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02973 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS