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