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- Object type
- EmG
- Redshift
- z = 0.00936
- Morphology
- SA(s)0-
- Coordinates
- RA 301.8312° · Dec -48.3703°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Telescopium
- Right ascension
- 20 07 19.48
- Declination
- −48 ° 22 ′ 12.8 ″
- Type
- SA0^-(s):
- Apparent size v
- 3 ′ × 2 ′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lenticular galaxy
- Constellation
- Telescopium
- Distance from Earth
- 40.31
- Image
- Potw1502a.tif
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1826-00-00
- discoverer or inventor
- James Dunlop
- Commons category
- NGC 6861
- catalog code
- LEDA 64136
- apparent magnitude
- 7.708
- galaxy morphological type
- SA(s)0-
- redshift
- 0.009360
- right ascension
- 301.8311750
- declination
- -48.3702611
- radial velocity
- 2793
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 6861 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Telescopium. It is the second-brightest object in the constellation. Unlike most lenticular galaxies, which tend to be mostly devoid of both gas and dust, NGC 6861 exhibits a thick obscuring ring of dust around the nucleus where star formation is occurring. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop, in 1826. NGC 6861 is interacting with NGC 6868, and it is predicted that they will eventually merge.
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