NGC 6021
NGC 6021 is a elliptical 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 6021:
| NGC: | NGC 6021 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:57:30.69 |
| Declination: | 15:57:21.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 158° |
| Radial velocity: | 4642 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015607 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS