NGC 6117
NGC 6117 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6117:
| NGC: | NGC 6117 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:19:18.16 |
| Declination: | 37:05:42.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 84° |
| Radial velocity: | 8446 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02858 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS