NGC 6055
NGC 6055 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 6055:
| NGC: | NGC 6055 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:05:39.65 |
| Declination: | 18:09:51.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 135° |
| Radial velocity: | 10422 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03539 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS