NGC 6616
NGC 6616 is a early 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 6616:
| NGC: | NGC 6616 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:17:41.08 |
| Declination: | 22:14:18.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 55° |
| Radial velocity: | 5382 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0181 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS