NGC 6855

Galaxy Fair (26/100)

Lenticular

NGC 6855 Galaxy Telescopium (Tel) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude —

Angular Size 1.3′ × 0.9′

Position Angle 95°

Distance 203.98 million ly

Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0-a)

Description

pF, S, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 06m 48.0s

Dec -56° 23' 60.0"

Constellation Telescopium (Tel)

Catalog NGC 6855

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6855 · 1.3′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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