NGC 6301
NGC 6301 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 6301 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:08:32.74 |
| Declination: | 42:20:20.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 8323 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.028158 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula