NGC 6958
NGC 6958 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Microscopium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6958:
| NGC: | NGC 6958 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.34 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.66 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:48:42.59 |
| Declination: | -37:59:50.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.88 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 97° |
| Radial velocity: | 2685 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008996 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS