NGC 6173
NGC 6173 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 6173 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.1 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 9.61 |
Right Ascension: | 16:29:44.90 |
Declination: | 40:48:41.80 |
Major axis: | 2.03 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.4 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 145° |
Radial velocity: | 8667 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02934 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula