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NGC 6822
NGC 6822 — Barnard's Galaxy
Galaxy
· SagittariusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Right ascension
- 19h 44m 54s
- Declination
- -14° 48′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8.7
- Angular size
- 15′ × 14′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Sep
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6822
About this target
Local Group dwarf irregular.