NGC 6801
Galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus
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NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886.[2]
| NGC 6801 | |
|---|---|
PanSTARRS image of NGC 6801 | |
| 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 Mly (50.2 ± 6.9 Mpc)[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] | |
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6801:
- SN 2011df (Type Ia, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Jack Newton on 21 May 2011.[3][4]
- SN 2015af (Type II, mag. 18.4) was discovered by Paolo Campaner as part of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 9 August 2015.[5][6]
