NGC 6269
NGC 6269 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hercules. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6269:
| NGC: | NGC 6269 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.71 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:57:58.09 |
| Declination: | 27:51:15.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 10278 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.034891 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS