NGC 6822

GPTKB entity

Statements (75)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 9.6
gptkbp:categories gptkb:Barnard's_Galaxy
gptkbp:contains star formation regions
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkb:IC_4895
gptkb:NGC_6814
multiple star clusters
0.1 solar masses per year
several billion stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 19h 44m 57s, Dec -14° 48′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter 7,000 light years
approximately 7,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:E._E._Barnard
gptkb:Edward_Emerson_Barnard
gptkbp:discovery_year 1884
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 1.63 million light years
approximately 1.63 million light-years
gptkbp:has H II regions
gptkbp:has_active_regions star-forming regions
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.6
gptkbp:has_features irregular morphology
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various
various types
gptkbp:has_supernova gptkb:SN_2010jl
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6822
gptkbp:is_associated_with LMC and SMC
gptkbp:is_home_to blue supergiants
various types of stars
multiple nebulae
gptkbp:is_known_for its irregular shape
gptkbp:is_located_at RA 19h 44m 57s, Dec -14° 48' 00"
Declination -14° 48' 24''
Right Ascension 19h 44m 57.3s
Declination -14° 48′ 24″
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:M31_(Andromeda_Galaxy)
gptkbp:is_notable_for its proximity to the Milky Way
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Seimas
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
gptkb:Milky_Way's_satellite_galaxies
the Local Group of galaxies
the Local Volume
the Local Group of galaxies.
the Milky Way's neighborhood
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
its dark matter content
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
yes
optical wavelengths
with binoculars
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Barnard's_Galaxy
gptkbp:lighting 20.5 mag/arcsec²
gptkbp:located_in constellation Sagittarius
gptkbp:mass young and old stars
approximately 10 billion solar masses
10 billion solar masses
gptkbp:max_speed yes
gptkbp:metallicity low metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature barred structure
HII regions
gptkbp:notable_galaxies irregular structure
IBm
gptkbp:population_density varies across the galaxy
gptkbp:redshift 0.0005
0.0009
gptkbp:targets galaxy formation studies
gptkbp:type gptkb:spiral_galaxy
gptkbp:universe yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phoenix
gptkb:Pavo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4