NGC 6258
NGC 6258 is a elliptical 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 6258:
| NGC: | NGC 6258 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:52:29.79 |
| Declination: | 60:30:52.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 65° |
| Radial velocity: | 3109 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01042 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS