NGC6851 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6851 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6851
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h05m [2] |
| Declination: | −47°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Magnitude: | 14.81 (V) [2] 16.77 (B) [2] 13.27 (J) [2] 12.56 (H) [2] 12.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| Distance: | 34.5 Mpc 112.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.88 |