NGC 6379

NGC 6379 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 6379
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:late spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sc
Constellation:Hercules
Surface brightness:22.3 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.8
B-magnitude (blue):13.7
J-magnitude (IR):11.6
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.9
Right Ascension:17:30:34.91
Declination:16:17:19.50
Major axis:1.04 '
Minor axis:0.85 '
Angle (major axis):36°
Radial velocity:5912 km/s
Redshift:0.019917

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula