NGC 6983
NGC 6983 is a early spiral 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 6983:
| NGC: | NGC 6983 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:56:43.43 |
| Declination: | -43:59:09.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 151° |
| Radial velocity: | 5024 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016902 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS