NGC 6580
NGC 6580 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 6580:
| NGC: | NGC 6580 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.77 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:12:33.70 |
| Declination: | 21:25:34.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.39 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 5786 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01949 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS