NGC 6272
NGC 6272 is a early 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 6272:
| NGC: | NGC 6272 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:58:58.26 |
| Declination: | 27:55:51.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.56 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 159° |
| Radial velocity: | 10321 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.035041 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS