NGC 6492
NGC 6492 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pavo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6492:
| NGC: | NGC 6492 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Pavo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.66 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.96 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:02:48.35 |
| Declination: | -66:25:50.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 79° |
| Radial velocity: | 4253 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014289 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS