NGC 6239
NGC 6239 is a barred 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 6239:
| NGC: | NGC 6239 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:50:04.98 |
| Declination: | 42:44:22.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.3 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 934 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003119 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS