NGC 6215
NGC 6215 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ara. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6215:
| NGC: | NGC 6215 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.21 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:51:06.81 |
| Declination: | -58:59:36.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 1552 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005191 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS