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NGC 6580

NGC 6580 is a 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 6580:

NGC:NGC 6580
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Hercules
Surface brightness:23.1 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):13.9
J-mag (IR):10.5
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.77
Right Ascension:18:12:33.70
Declination:21:25:34.10
Major axis:1.39 '
Minor axis:0.82 '
Angle (major axis):98°
Radial velocity:5786 km/s
Redshift:0.01949

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