NGC 6822

Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822 (= Caldwell 57), type Ir+, in Sagittarius

Barnard's Galaxy

[NGC 6822 image]
Right Ascension 19 : 44.9 (h:m)
Declination -14 : 46 (deg:m)
Distance 1700.0 (kly)
Visual Brightness 9.3 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 16 (arc min)

NGC 6822 was discovered by E.E. Barnard. This is an irregular member galaxy of the Local Group.

The image in this page was obtained by David Malin with the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This image is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only. For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on CD-ROM, please contact Coral Cooksley of the Anglo Australian Observatory.

  • More information on this image (by David Malin)

    This galaxy contains a conspicuous nebula, nicknamed the Bubble Nebula, which has also been photographed by David Malin with the AAT.

    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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    Last Modification: 29 Mar 1998, 12:20 MET