NGC6862 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC6862 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6862
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h08m [1] |
| Declination: | −56°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Magnitude: | 12.74 (V) [1] 13.45 (B) [1] 10.88 (J) [1] 10.19 (H) [1] 9.84 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Source