NGC 6486
NGC 6486 is a elliptical 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 6486:
| NGC: | NGC 6486 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:52:35.30 |
| Declination: | 29:49:04.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 70° |
| Radial velocity: | 7944 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02686 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS