NGC 6870
NGC 6870 is a mixed 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 6870:
| NGC: | NGC 6870 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.88 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.19 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:10:10.86 |
| Declination: | -48:17:13.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.56 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.08 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 86° |
| Radial velocity: | 2735 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009166 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS