NGC 6423
NGC 6423 is a barred spiral 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 6423:
| NGC: | NGC 6423 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 15.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:36:53.33 |
| Declination: | 68:10:17.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.63 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 170° |
| Radial velocity: | 7167 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0242 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS