NGC 6861
NGC 6861 is a lenticular 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 6861:
| NGC: | NGC 6861 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.66 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.97 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:07:19.48 |
| Declination: | -48:22:12.80 |
| Major axis: | 3.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 133° |
| Radial velocity: | 2793 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00936 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS