NGC 6941
| Galaxy NGC 6941 |
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![NGC 6941 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC6941_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 6941 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eagle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 36 m 23.473 s |
| declination | -04 ° 37 ′ 07.48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 '× 1.4' |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020761 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 6224 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(284 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (87.2 ± 6.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Truman H. Safford |
| Discovery date | August 29, 1867 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6941 • PGC 65054 • MCG -01-52-010 • IRAS 20337-0447 • 2MASX J20362345-0437078 • 2MASS J20362348-0437075 • HIPASS J2036-04 • WISEA • J203623.47-043707.3 | |
NGC 6941 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Aquila the northern sky . It is estimated to be 284 million light years from the Milky Way and about 165,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 6945 .
The object was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on August 29, 1867 .