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NGC 6899

NGC 6899 is a 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 6899:

NGC:NGC 6899
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Telescopium
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.8
B-mag (blue):13.4
J-mag (IR):10.7
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:20:24:22.24
Declination:-50:26:02.20
Major axis:1.79 '
Minor axis:0.89 '
Angle (major axis):112°
Radial velocity:5794 km/s
Redshift:0.019515

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS