NGC 6850
| NGC 6850 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6850 (top) and IC 4933 (bottom) imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Right ascension | 20h 03m 30.081s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 50′ 40.88″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016588[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4973[2] |
| Distance | 234.0 ± 16.4 Mly (71.76 ± 5.04 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.07[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.52[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0+[2] |
| Size | ~188,600 ly (57.84 kpc) (estimated)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1′ × 1.1′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 185- G 056, IRAS F19596-5500, PGC 64043[2] | |
NGC 6850 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Telescopium,[4] discovered by John Herschel on 9 June 1836.[5]
Supernovae
[edit]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6850:
- SN 1984K (type unknown, mag. 16) was discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky on 2 August 1984.[6][7]
- SN 2025xhz (Type Ia, mag. 18.654) was discovered by ATLAS on 13 September 2025.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 6085". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 6085". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Ngc 6850".
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6850". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SN 1984K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2025xhz". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
External links
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