NGC 6947
NGC 6947 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Microscopium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6947:
| NGC: | NGC 6947 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:41:15.12 |
| Declination: | -32:29:11.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.74 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 41° |
| Radial velocity: | 5551 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01869 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS