NGC 6023
NGC 6023 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 6023:
| NGC: | NGC 6023 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:57:49.62 |
| Declination: | 16:18:36.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 10890 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03701 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS