NGC 6458
NGC 6458 is a lenticular 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 6458:
NGC: | NGC 6458 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 17:49:11.01 |
Declination: | 20:48:15.40 |
Major axis: | 1.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.72 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 147° |
Radial velocity: | 3183 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01067 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS