NGC 6897
NGC 6897 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 6897:
| NGC: | NGC 6897 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:21:01.27 |
| Declination: | -12:15:16.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 39° |
| Radial velocity: | 5276 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017756 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS