Galaxy · constellation Her
NGC 6315
NGC 6315MCG +04-40-023PGC 59843
Catalogue data
- Right ascension
- 17h 12m 46.2s
- Declination
- +23° 13' 25"
- Size
- 45.6″ × 35.4″
- Position angle
- 5°
- Magnitude
- 13.3 (V)
- Surface brightness
- 22.20 mag/arcsec²
- Hubble type
- Sc
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Suggested techniques
- LRGB, RGB, OSC
- Data source
- OpenNGC
The position in 1999ApJS..122..415A is 4.1 arcsec northwest of the nucleus.
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