NGC 6500
NGC 6500 is a early 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 6500:
| NGC: | NGC 6500 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.42 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:55:59.78 |
| Declination: | 18:20:17.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.08 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.65 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 2969 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009954 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS