NGC 6346
NGC 6346 is a lenticular 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 6346:
NGC: | NGC 6346 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Draco |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
Right Ascension: | 17:15:24.49 |
Declination: | 57:19:21.10 |
Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 94° |
Radial velocity: | 8716 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02951 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS