NGC 6158
NGC 6158 is a elliptical 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 6158:
| NGC: | NGC 6158 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:27:40.89 |
| Declination: | 39:22:58.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.99 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 81° |
| Radial velocity: | 8717 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02951 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS