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NGC 6916

NGC 6916 is a barred 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 6916:

NGC:NGC 6916
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBbc
Constellation:Cygnus
Surface brightness:24.7 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.2
J-mag (IR):10.3
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.55
Right Ascension:20:23:33.08
Declination:58:20:38.60
Major axis:1.64 '
Minor axis:1.11 '
Angle (major axis):89°
Radial velocity:3085 km/s
Redshift:0.010344

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS