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NGC 6872

NGC 6872
Object NGC 6872 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6872 - galaxy in the constellation Pavonis
Type: SBb/P - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 6.00'x1.5'
magnitude: V=11.8m; B=12.7m
The surface brightness: 14.2 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 20h16m57s; Dec= -70°46'4"
redshift (z): 0.015194
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6872: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 64.2 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6872 : PGC 64413, ESO 73-32, VV 297, AM 2011-705, IRAS 20115-7055

Nearby objects: NGC 6870, NGC 6871, NGC 6873, NGC 6874

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