NGC 6851
NGC 6851 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Telescopium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6851:
| NGC: | NGC 6851 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6861A |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.69 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:03:34.37 |
| Declination: | -48:17:04.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 161° |
| Radial velocity: | 3039 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01019 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS