NGC 6798
NGC 6798 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cygnus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6798:
| NGC: | NGC 6798 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.69 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:24:03.17 |
| Declination: | 53:37:29.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.78 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.8 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 147° |
| Radial velocity: | 2439 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008169 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS