NGC 6925

NGC 6925
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Microscopium
Right ascension	20h 34m 20.566s [1]
Declination	−31° 58′ 51.20″ [1]
Redshift	0.009317 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2780.1 km/s [1]
Distance	99.62 ± 13.57  Mly (30.543 ± 4.162  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	11.3 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)	12.09 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)bc [2]
Apparent size  (V)	3.100′ × 1.116′ [1]
Other designations
IC 5015, MCG-05-48-022, PGC 64980, IRAS 20312-3209 [2]

NGC 6925 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Microscopium of apparent magnitude 11.3. It is lens-shaped, as it lies almost edge on to observers on Earth. It lies 3.7 degrees west-northwest of Alpha Microscopii. ^[3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6925. SN 2011ei (Type IIb, mag. 18) was discovered by Stuart Parker in New Zealand on 25 July 2011. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "NGC 6925". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. "NED results for object NGC 6925". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 13 February 2017.
3. Bakich, Michael E. (2010). 1001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer. p. 289. ISBN   978-1-4419-1776-8.
4. Marples, P.; Parker, S.; Stritzinger, M.; Drescher, C.; Bock, G. (2011). "Supernova 2011ei in NGC 6925 = PSN J20342262-3158236". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2777): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2777....1M.
5. "SN 2011ei". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
6. "Supernova 2011ei in NGC 6925". Rochester Astronomy. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.