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NGC 6850
NGC 6850 (top) and IC 4933 (bottom) with legacy survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Telescopium
Right ascension	20 03 30.081
Declination	−54° 50′ 40.88″
Redshift	0.016588
Heliocentric radial velocity	4973
Distance	198.96 ± 17.99 Mly (61.000 ± 5.515 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.07
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.52
Characteristics
Type	SB0
Apparent size (V)	2.1′ × 1.1′
Other designations
ESO 185- G 056, IRAS F19596-5500, PGC 64043

NGC 6850 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Telescopium, discovered by John Herschel on 9 June 1836.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6850: SN 1984K (type unknown, mag. 16) was discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky on 2 August 1984.

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
2. ^ "NED results for object NGC 6085". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
3. ^ "NGC 6085". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
4. "Ngc 6850".
5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6850". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
6. Maza, J.; Wischnjewsky, M.; Gonzalez, L. E.; Phillips, M. M.; Gomez, A. (1984). "Supernova in NGC 6850". International Astronomical Union Circular (3971): 1. Bibcode:1984IAUC.3971....1M.
7. "SN 1984K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• SIMBAD info page
• VIZIER info page

v t e Constellation of Telescopium
List of stars in Telescopium Telescopium in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α δ δ ε ζ η ι κ λ μ ν ξ ρ τ Variable RR RS RX BL HO PV PW PZ QQ QS QU QV HR 6778 6821 6894 6954 6986 7065 7092 7093 7095 7097 7190 7223 7233 7271 7289 7297 7370 7388 7411 7459 7521 7537 7548 7549 7621 7674 7714 7745 7749 7758 7766 HD 168871 173047 177365 181295 191760 Other KELT-10 Gliese 754 Gliese 784 GJ 1252
Exoplanets Gliese 754 b Gliese 784 b GJ 1252 b KELT-10b
Star clusters NGC 6584
Galaxies	NGC 6845 6861 Other PKS 2014-55
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