NGC 6008
NGC 6008 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6008:
| NGC: | NGC 6008 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:52:56.03 |
| Declination: | 21:06:01.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 94° |
| Radial velocity: | 4820 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01621 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS