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NGC 6552

NGC 6552 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 6552:

NGC:NGC 6552
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBab
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.1 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):14.6
B-mag (blue):14.5
J-mag (IR):11.4
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.7
Right Ascension:18:00:07.23
Declination:66:36:54.40
Major axis:1.06 '
Minor axis:0.73 '
Angle (major axis):103°
Radial velocity:7855 km/s
Redshift:0.026555

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS