NGC 6220
NGC 6220 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6220:
| NGC: | NGC 6220 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:47:13.28 |
| Declination: | -00:16:31.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.53 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 134° |
| Radial velocity: | 6893 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.023263 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS