NGC 6017
NGC 6017 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6017:
| NGC: | NGC 6017 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:57:15.44 |
| Declination: | 05:59:54.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 140° |
| Radial velocity: | 1781 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005957 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS