NGC 6868
NGC 6868 is a elliptical 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 6868:
| NGC: | NGC 6868 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.29 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.56 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:09:54.07 |
| Declination: | -48:22:46.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 81° |
| Radial velocity: | 2813 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009427 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS