Astronomy:NGC 6925
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Microscopium
| NGC 6925 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 34m 20.566s[1] |
| Declination | −31° 58′ 51.20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.009317[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 2780.1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 99.62 ± 13.57 Mly (30.543 ± 4.162 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.09[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)bc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.100′ × 1.116′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 5015, MCG-05-48-022, PGC 64980, IRAS 20312-3209[2] | |
NGC 6925 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Microscopium of apparent magnitude 11.3. It is lens-shaped, as it lies almost edge on to observers on Earth. It lies 3.7 degrees west-northwest of Alpha Microscopii.[3]
SN 2011ei, a Type II supernova in NGC 6925, was discovered by Stu Parker in New Zealand in July 2011.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NGC 6925". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6925.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NED results for object NGC 6925". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6925&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ Bakich, Michael E. (2010). 1001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-4419-1776-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=qEhpS7d5ZdAC&pg=PA289.
- ↑ "Supernova 2011ei in NGC 6925". http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2011/sn2011ei.html.
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