NGC 6943
NGC 6943 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pavo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6943:
| NGC: | NGC 6943 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Pavo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.01 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:44:33.74 |
| Declination: | -68:44:51.80 |
| Major axis: | 3.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.22 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 125° |
| Radial velocity: | 3122 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010468 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS