NGC 6311
NGC 6311 is a elliptical 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 6311:
| NGC: | NGC 6311 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:10:43.57 |
| Declination: | 41:39:04.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 10526 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03575 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS