NGC 6246
NGC 6246 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 6246 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Draco |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.6 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.3 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
Right Ascension: | 16:49:52.72 |
Declination: | 55:32:31.40 |
Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.73 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 46° |
Radial velocity: | 5281 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0178 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula