NGC 6801 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 27m 35.8s [1] |
Declination | +54° 22′ 22″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.014393 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4361 +/- 6 km/s |
Distance | 163.7 ± 22.5 M
ly (50.2 ± 6.9 M pc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.62 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAcd [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 0.7' [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 11443, PGC 2394. [1] |
NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886. [2]
In May 2011 a Type Ia supernova, 2011df, was detected in NGC 6801. 2015af, a Type II supernova was discovered in August 2015. [3]