NGC 6372
NGC 6372 is a 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 6372:
| NGC: | NGC 6372 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:27:31.85 |
| Declination: | 26:28:30.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 75° |
| Radial velocity: | 4711 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015841 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS