NGC 6343
NGC 6343 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 6343 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.5 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 17:17:16.27 |
Declination: | 41:03:09.80 |
Major axis: | 1.24 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 130° |
Radial velocity: | 8164 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02761 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula