NGC 6862
NGC 6862 is a barred spiral 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 6862:
| NGC: | NGC 6862 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:08:54.58 |
| Declination: | -56:23:30.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 125° |
| Radial velocity: | 4202 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014116 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS