NGC 6948
NGC 6948 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Indus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6948:
| NGC: | NGC 6948 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.91 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:43:29.14 |
| Declination: | -53:21:24.20 |
| Major axis: | 2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 3267 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010959 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS