NGC 6909
NGC 6909 is a elliptical 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 6909:
| NGC: | NGC 6909 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:27:38.89 |
| Declination: | -47:01:37.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 69° |
| Radial velocity: | 2702 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009053 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS