NGC 6238
NGC 6238 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6238:
| NGC: | NGC 6238 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 21.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:47:16.63 |
| Declination: | 62:08:49.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 16° |
| Radial velocity: | 5859 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01974 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS