NGC 6521
NGC 6521 is a elliptical 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 6521:
| NGC: | NGC 6521 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.86 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:55:48.44 |
| Declination: | 62:36:44.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.01 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 157° |
| Radial velocity: | 8091 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.027362 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS