NGC 6122
NGC 6122 is a 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 6122:
NGC: | NGC 6122 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
Right Ascension: | 16:20:09.53 |
Declination: | 37:47:53.60 |
Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.25 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 160° |
Radial velocity: | 9866 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.03347 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS