NGC 6697
NGC 6697 is a elliptical 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 6697:
| NGC: | NGC 6697 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.68 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:45:14.96 |
| Declination: | 25:30:45.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 65° |
| Radial velocity: | 4644 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01561 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS