NGC 6518
NGC 6518 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hercules. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6518:
| NGC: | NGC 6518 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:59:43.74 |
| Declination: | 28:52:00.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 6657 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02246 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS