NGC 6246
NGC 6246 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6246:
| NGC: | NGC 6246 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS