NGC 6289
NGC 6289 is a elliptical 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 6289:
| NGC: | NGC 6289 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:57:44.99 |
| Declination: | 68:30:53.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 14° |
| Radial velocity: | 10775 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS