NGC 6118
NGC 6118 is a late spiral 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 6118:
| NGC: | NGC 6118 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.72 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.02 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:21:48.62 |
| Declination: | -02:17:00.40 |
| Major axis: | 4.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 59° |
| Radial velocity: | 1566 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005236 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS