NGC 6291
NGC 6291 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 6291:
| NGC: | NGC 6291 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:00:55.92 |
| Declination: | 58:56:15.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 176° |
| Radial velocity: | 5155 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017346 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS