NGC 6172
NGC 6172 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6172:
| NGC: | NGC 6172 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:22:10.30 |
| Declination: | -01:30:53.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 5003 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01683 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS