NGC 6943 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pavo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 17 non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 27 June 1835.
NGC 6943 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
Supernovae Two supernovae has been observed in NGC 6943: SN 1998ew (TypeII, mag. 14) was discovered by Roberto Antezana on 23 November 1998. SN 2005av (TypeIIn, mag. 15.4) was discovered by on 24 March 2005.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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