NGC 6308
NGC 6308 is a mixed 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 6308:
| NGC: | NGC 6308 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:11:59.71 |
| Declination: | 23:22:47.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 156° |
| Radial velocity: | 8684 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0294 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS