NGC 6538
NGC 6538 is a 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 6538:
| NGC: | NGC 6538 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:54:16.61 |
| Declination: | 73:25:26.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 1334 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00446 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS