NGC 6982
NGC 6982 is a barred 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 6982:
| NGC: | NGC 6982 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:57:18.38 |
| Declination: | -51:51:44.20 |
| Major axis: | 1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 66° |
| Radial velocity: | 4707 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015826 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS