NGC 6549

NGC 6549 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 6549
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 6550
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Hercules
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.7
J-magnitude (IR):11.2
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.4
Right Ascension:18:05:49.50
Declination:18:32:16.90
Major axis:1.22 '
Minor axis:0.3 '
Angle (major axis):52°
Radial velocity:6560 km/s
Redshift:0.022125

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula