NGC 6503
NGC 6503 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6503:
| NGC: | NGC 6503 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.52 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:49:26.43 |
| Declination: | 70:08:39.70 |
| Major axis: | 5.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 123° |
| Radial velocity: | 43 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000143 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS