NGC 6283
NGC 6283 is a late spiral 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 6283:
| NGC: | NGC 6283 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:59:26.57 |
| Declination: | 49:55:19.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 56° |
| Radial velocity: | 1090 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003643 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS