NGC 6460
NGC 6460 is a late 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 6460:
| NGC: | NGC 6460 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:49:30.36 |
| Declination: | 20:45:49.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.72 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 154° |
| Radial velocity: | 3312 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011111 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS