NGC 6959
NGC 6959 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 6959:
| NGC: | NGC 6959 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:47:07.24 |
| Declination: | 00:25:48.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 63° |
| Radial velocity: | 3641 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01222 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS