NGC 6821
NGC 6821 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aquila. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6821:
| NGC: | NGC 6821 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:44:24.06 |
| Declination: | -06:50:00.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.03 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 130° |
| Radial velocity: | 1502 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005023 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS