NGC 6347
NGC 6347 is a barred 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 6347:
| NGC: | NGC 6347 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:19:54.67 |
| Declination: | 16:39:38.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 6080 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020491 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS