NGC 6255
NGC 6255 is a barred spiral 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 6255:
| NGC: | NGC 6255 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:54:47.95 |
| Declination: | 36:30:04.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 95° |
| Radial velocity: | 883 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002949 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS