NGC 6446
NGC 6446 is a early 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 6446:
| NGC: | NGC 6446 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 15.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:46:07.51 |
| Declination: | 35:34:09.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 29° |
| Radial velocity: | 6760 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022809 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS