NGC 6744
Caldwell 101
NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pavo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6744:
| NGC: | NGC 6744 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 101 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Pavo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.25 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.14 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.73 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:09:46.10 |
| Declination: | -63:51:27.10 |
| Major axis: | 15.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 9.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 15° |
| Radial velocity: | 838 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0028 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS