NGC 6945
NGC 6945 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6945:
| NGC: | NGC 6945 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.81 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:39:00.62 |
| Declination: | -04:58:21.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.01 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 121° |
| Radial velocity: | 3752 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012595 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS