NGC 6703
NGC 6703 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Lyra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6703:
NGC: | NGC 6703 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
J-mag (IR): | 9.17 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 8.51 |
Right Ascension: | 18:47:18.83 |
Declination: | 45:33:02.30 |
Major axis: | 2.43 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.38 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 85° |
Radial velocity: | 2345 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.007852 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS