NGC 6916
NGC 6916 is a barred spiral 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 6916:
| NGC: | NGC 6916 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:23:33.08 |
| Declination: | 58:20:38.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 89° |
| Radial velocity: | 3085 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010344 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS