Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822)

Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A ragged bar of stars strung with glowing hydrogen bubbles — a free-floating cousin of the Magellanic Clouds, discovered by Edward Barnard in 1884.

Type

Barred irregular (IB(s)m)

Distance

1.6 million light-years

Note

A Local Group "Magellanic" dwarf

Explore Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) in 3D

Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.