NGC 6917
NGC 6917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Delphinus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6917:
| NGC: | NGC 6917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:27:28.36 |
| Declination: | 08:05:53.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.45 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 48° |
| Radial velocity: | 4657 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015657 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS