NGC 6255
NGC 6255 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 6255 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.6 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 13.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 12.6 |
Right Ascension: | 16:54:47.95 |
Declination: | 36:30:04.00 |
Major axis: | 3.1 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.37 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 95° |
Radial velocity: | 883 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.002949 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula