NGC 6902
NGC 6902 is a barred 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 6902:
| NGC: | NGC 6902 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.41 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.89 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:24:28.14 |
| Declination: | -43:39:12.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.69 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 158° |
| Radial velocity: | 2794 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009363 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS