NGC 6599
NGC 6599 is a lenticular 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 6599:
| NGC: | NGC 6599 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6600 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.56 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:15:42.98 |
| Declination: | 24:54:44.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.14 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 3011 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010094 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS