NGC 6689
NGC 6689 is a mixed spiral 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 6689:
| NGC: | NGC 6689 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6690 |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:34:50.25 |
| Declination: | 70:31:26.10 |
| Major axis: | 3.29 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 171° |
| Radial velocity: | 489 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001631 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS