NGC 6491

NGC 6491 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 6491
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 6493A
Galaxy type:early spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sab
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.2 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.4
J-magnitude (IR):11.2
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.5
Right Ascension:17:50:00.70
Declination:61:31:54.40
Major axis:1.25 '
Minor axis:0.46 '
Angle (major axis):37°
Radial velocity:6148 km/s
Redshift:0.02072

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