NGC 6918
NGC 6918 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Indus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6918:
| NGC: | NGC 6918 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:30:47.12 |
| Declination: | -47:28:25.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.99 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 5219 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017563 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS