NGC 6708
NGC 6708 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Telescopium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6708:
| NGC: | NGC 6708 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:55:35.64 |
| Declination: | -53:43:24.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 163° |
| Radial velocity: | 2569 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008606 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS