NGC 6872
NGC 6872 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pavo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6872:
| NGC: | NGC 6872 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Pavo |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.21 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.64 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:16:56.56 |
| Declination: | -70:46:04.60 |
| Major axis: | 4.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.8 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 4614 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015511 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS