NGC 6579
NGC 6579 is a 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 6579:
| NGC: | NGC 6579 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:12:31.81 |
| Declination: | 21:25:14.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.15 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS