NGC 6000
NGC 6000 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Scorpius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6000:
| NGC: | NGC 6000 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.28 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.56 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:49:49.55 |
| Declination: | -29:23:12.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 159° |
| Radial velocity: | 2197 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007354 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS