NGC 6315
NGC 6315 is a late 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 6315:
| NGC: | NGC 6315 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:12:46.15 |
| Declination: | 23:13:24.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 6649 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022429 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS