NGC 6306
NGC 6306 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 6306 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
Constellation: | Draco |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.5 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
Right Ascension: | 17:07:36.98 |
Declination: | 60:43:44.00 |
Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 161° |
Radial velocity: | 2958 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00992 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula