NGC 6497

NGC 6497 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 6497
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 6498
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.2 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.2
J-magnitude (IR):10.9
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.3
Right Ascension:17:51:17.97
Declination:59:28:15.20
Major axis:1.45 '
Minor axis:0.66 '
Angle (major axis):110°
Radial velocity:6031 km/s
Redshift:0.020323

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