NGC 6806
NGC 6806 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6806:
| NGC: | NGC 6806 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:37:05.05 |
| Declination: | -42:17:46.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.96 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 52° |
| Radial velocity: | 5741 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019335 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS