NGC 6951
NGC 6951 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cepheus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6951:
NGC: | NGC 6951 |
Type: | galaxy |
Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6952 |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Cepheus |
Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 8.31 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 7.47 |
Right Ascension: | 20:37:14.09 |
Declination: | 66:06:20.30 |
Major axis: | 3.19 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.09 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 149° |
Radial velocity: | 1421 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00475 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS