NGC 6801
NGC 6801 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cygnus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6801:
| NGC: | NGC 6801 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:27:35.81 |
| Declination: | 54:22:22.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 38° |
| Radial velocity: | 4319 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014513 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS