NGC 6018
NGC 6018 is a lenticular 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 6018:
| NGC: | NGC 6018 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:57:29.77 |
| Declination: | 15:52:21.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 5189 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01746 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS