NGC 6560
NGC 6560 is a mixed spiral 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 6560:
| NGC: | NGC 6560 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:05:13.98 |
| Declination: | 46:52:53.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 62° |
| Radial velocity: | 6958 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.023486 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS