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NGC 6566

NGC 6566 is a elliptical 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 6566:

NGC:NGC 6566
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:elliptical
Galaxy morph class:E
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.4
J-mag (IR):11.8
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.1
Right Ascension:18:07:00.67
Declination:52:15:36.40
Major axis:0.67 '
Minor axis:0.6 '
Angle (major axis):21°
Radial velocity:5252 km/s
Redshift:0.01768

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