NGC 6617
NGC 6617 is a late 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 6617:
| NGC: | NGC 6617 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:14:02.52 |
| Declination: | 61:19:10.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 73° |
| Radial velocity: | 6717 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022662 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS