NGC 6993
NGC 6993 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Capricornus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6993:
| NGC: | NGC 6993 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:53:54.05 |
| Declination: | -25:28:21.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.47 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 6025 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020304 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS