NGC 6142
NGC 6142 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6142:
| NGC: | NGC 6142 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:23:21.07 |
| Declination: | 37:15:30.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 165° |
| Radial velocity: | 9973 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03384 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS