NGC 6943

NGC 6943
NGC 6943 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPavo
Right ascension20h 44m 33.7818s
Declination−68° 44′ 51.324″
Redshift0.010387±0.0000130
Heliocentric radial velocity3,114±4 km/s
Distance113.08 ± 2.32 Mly (34.671 ± 0.712 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.05
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)cd
Size~173,400 ly (53.15 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)4.0′ × 2.0′
Other designations
ESO 074- G 006, IRAS 20398-6855, 2MASX J20443374-6844519, PGC 65295

NGC 6943 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pavo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,049±6 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 146.7 ± 10.3 Mly (44.97 ± 3.15 Mpc). However, 17 non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 113.08 ± 2.32 Mly (34.671 ± 0.712 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 27 June 1835.

NGC 6943 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.

Supernovae

Two supernovae has been observed in NGC 6943:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 6943". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 6943". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6943". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  5. ↑ "NGC 6943". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Maza, J.; Antezana, R.; Gonzalez, L. E.; Patat, F.; Christlieb, N.; Sollerman, J. (1998). "Supernova 1998ew in NGC 6943". International Astronomical Union Circular (7061): 1. Bibcode:1998IAUC.7061....1M.
  7. ↑ "SN 1998ew". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Monard, L. A. G. (2005). "Supernova 2005av in NGC 6943". International Astronomical Union Circular (8499): 1. Bibcode:2005IAUC.8499....1M.
  9. ↑ "SN 2005av". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 August 2026.