NGC 6039
NGC 6039 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Hercules. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6039:
| NGC: | NGC 6039 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6042 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:04:39.57 |
| Declination: | 17:42:03.10 |
| Major axis: | 1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.81 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 46° |
| Radial velocity: | 10486 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03561 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS