NGC 6850
| NGC 6850 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6850 (top) and IC 4933 (bottom) with legacy survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 03m 30.081s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 50′ 40.88″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016588[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4973[2] |
| Distance | 198.96 ± 17.99 Mly (61.000 ± 5.515 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.07[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.52[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0+[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1′ × 1.1′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 64043 | |
NGC 6850 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Telescopium,[4] discovered by John Herschel in 1836.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6850: SN 1984K (type unknown, mag. 16).[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for object NGC 6085". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 6085". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Ngc 6850".
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1984K. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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