NGC 6549
NGC 6549 is a 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 6549:
| NGC: | NGC 6549 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6550 |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:05:49.50 |
| Declination: | 18:32:16.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.3 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 52° |
| Radial velocity: | 6560 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022125 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS