NGC 6303
NGC 6303 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 6303:
| NGC: | NGC 6303 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 24.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:05:02.77 |
| Declination: | 68:49:39.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.47 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 61° |
| Radial velocity: | 11896 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0405 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS