NGC 6925 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Microscopium |
Ra: | [1] |
Z: | 0.009317 |
H Radial V: | 2780.1 km/s |
Dist Ly: | 30.543+/-[2] |
Type: | SA(s)bc |
Appmag V: | 11.3 |
Appmag B: | 12.09 |
Size V: | 3.100 × 1.116 |
Names: | IC 5015, MCG-05-48-022, PGC 64980, IRAS 20312-3209 |
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]
SN 2011ei, a Type II supernova in NGC 6925, was discovered by Stu Parker in New Zealand in July 2011.[4]