NGC 6850 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Telescopium,[4] discovered by John Herschel in 1836.
NGC 6850 | |
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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 |
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6850: SN 1984K (type unknown, mag. 16).[5]