NGC 6949
NGC 6949 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cepheus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6949:
| NGC: | NGC 6949 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:35:06.92 |
| Declination: | 64:48:10.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.31 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 95° |
| Radial velocity: | 2743 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009193 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS