NGC 6946
(Fireworks Galaxy, Caldwell 12)
(face-on spiral galaxy)
NGC 6946 is a spiral galaxy
about 25 million light-years' distant.
It has the nickname Fireworks Galaxy because
of the number of supernovae observed.
It is an intermediate spiral galaxy
(galaxy classification SAB), indicating
it has a bar-like structure but not sufficiently defined
to term the galaxy barred.
It is oriented so that the disk and spiral
are observable.
(galaxy,spiral)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6946
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6946
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0018 | 7.72Mpc | 25.2Mly | | NGC 6946 |
|
| Coordinates: | NGC 6946
J203452.3+600914 |
|
Referenced by page:
spiral galaxy
Index