NGC 6168
NGC 6168 is a late spiral 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 6168:
| NGC: | NGC 6168 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:31:21.30 |
| Declination: | 20:11:05.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.65 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 111° |
| Radial velocity: | 2522 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008449 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS