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NGC 6822

Dwarf galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius

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NGC 6822
Picture: ESO, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About NGC 6822

NGC 6822 is about 1.86 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 1.86 million years ago.

The map lists it as a dwarf galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance1.86 million light-years (0.57 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 229.1°, SGB +57.1°
Absolute magnitude (V)-15.7
Stellar mass3.24 × 10⁸ suns

Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

NGC 6822 (also known as Barnard's Galaxy, IC 4895, or Caldwell 57) is a barred irregular galaxy approximately 1.6 million light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Part of the Local Group of galaxies, it was discovered by E. E. Barnard on 17 August 1884, with a six-inch refractor telescope.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 6822, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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