NGC 6217
NGC 6217 is a spiral 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 6217:
| NGC: | NGC 6217 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.68 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.99 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:32:39.20 |
| Declination: | 78:11:53.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.24 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 155° |
| Radial velocity: | 1363 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004556 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS