NGC 6957
NGC 6957 is a late 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 6957:
NGC: | NGC 6957 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Delphinus |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
Right Ascension: | 20:44:47.56 |
Declination: | 02:34:52.40 |
Major axis: | 0.62 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 150° |
Radial velocity: | 8040 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.027189 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS