NGC 6822
Barnard's Galaxy
NGC 6822 is a barred irregular galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6822:
| NGC: | NGC 6822 |
| Common name: | Barnard's Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred irregular |
| Galaxy morph class: | IB |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.36 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.48 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:44:57.74 |
| Declination: | -14:48:12.40 |
| Major axis: | 17.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 16.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 27° |
| Radial velocity: | -57 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00019 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS