| NGC 6951 | |
|---|---|
.webp) NGC 6951 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 20h 37m 14.1s[1] |
| Declination | +66° 06′ 20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004750 ± 0.000005 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,424 ± 1 km/s (884.83 ± 0.62 mi/s)[1] |
| Distance | 75.25 ± 11.55 Mly (23.072 ± 3.541 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc [1] |
| Size | ~100 kly (30.7 kpc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3′.9 × 3′.2[1] |
| Notable features | Seyfert galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 20366+6555, 2MASS J20371406+6606201, 2MASX J20371407+6606203, NGC 6952, UGC 11604, MCG +11-25-002, PGC 65086, CGCG 325-003[1] | |
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NGC 6951 (also catalogued as NGC 6952) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located at a distance of about 75 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 6951 is about 100,000 light-years across. It was discovered by Jérôme Eugène Coggia in 1877 and independently by Lewis Swift in 1878.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results for NGC 6951". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6951". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 6951 (= PGC 64650)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.