NGC 6970
NGC 6970 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 6970:
| NGC: | NGC 6970 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:52:09.46 |
| Declination: | -48:46:40.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.54 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 5239 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017632 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS