NGC 6379
NGC 6379 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 6379:
| NGC: | NGC 6379 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:30:34.91 |
| Declination: | 16:17:19.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 36° |
| Radial velocity: | 5912 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019917 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS