NGC 6850

NGC 6850
NGC 6850 (top) and IC 4933 (bottom) with legacy survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTelescopium
Right ascension20h 03m 30.081s[1]
Declination−54° 50′ 40.88″[1]
Redshift0.016588[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4973[2]
Distance198.96 ± 17.99 Mly (61.000 ± 5.515 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.07[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.52[3]
Characteristics
TypeSB0+[2]
Apparent size (V)2.1′ × 1.1′[2]
Other designations
ESO 185- G 056, IRAS F19596-5500, PGC 64043[2]

NGC 6850 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Telescopium,[4] discovered by John Herschel on 9 June 1836.[5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6850: SN 1984K (type unknown, mag. 16) was discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky on 2 August 1984.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 6085". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 6085". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ngc 6850".
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6850". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ Maza, J.; Wischnjewsky, M.; Gonzalez, L. E.; Phillips, M. M.; Gomez, A. (1984). "Supernova in NGC 6850". International Astronomical Union Circular (3971): 1. Bibcode:1984IAUC.3971....1M.
  7. ^ "SN 1984K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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