NGC 6079
NGC 6079 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6079:
| NGC: | NGC 6079 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:04:29.21 |
| Declination: | 69:39:56.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.37 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 150° |
| Radial velocity: | 7485 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02529 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS