NGC 6221
NGC 6221 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 6221 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 10.5 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 10.7 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 8.1 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 7.36 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:52:46.08 |
| Declination: | -59:13:07.00 |
| Major axis: | 4.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.15 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 1499 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005012 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula