NGC 6057
NGC 6057 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 6057:
| NGC: | NGC 6057 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6053 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:05:32.56 |
| Declination: | 18:09:34.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 41° |
| Radial velocity: | 11112 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03778 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS