NGC6872 Galaxy in Pavo

DATE 7 Aug 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 21 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC6872 = 199
NGC6876 = 176
NGC 6877 = 194
2MASX J20172691-7049146 = 165
2MASX J20181775-7048348 = 151
2MASX J20182191-7101068 = 184
IC 4967 = 180
IC4970 = 206
IC 4971 = 195
IC4972 = 159
MAGNITUDE NGC6872 = 12.6
NGC6876 = 12.06
NGC 6877 = 13.15
2MASX J20172691-7049146 = 15.3
2MASX J20181775-7048348 = 15.7r
2MASX J20182191-7101068 = 15.5R
IC 4967 = 14.77
IC 4971 = 16.06
IC4970 = 14.7
IC4972 = 15.3
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC6872 = 20:16:56.50 -70:46:05.0
NGC6876 = 20:18:19.10 -70:51:32.0
NGC 6877 = 20:18:36.20 -70:51:11.0
2MASX J20172691-7049146 =
20:17:26.90 -70:49:15.0
2MASX J20181775-7048348 = 20:18:17.70 -70:48:35.0
2MASX J20182191-7101068 = 20:18:21.90 -71:01:07.0
IC 4967 = 20:16:23.10 -70:33:53.0
IC 4971 = 20:17:02.80 -70:37:15.0
IC4970 =
20:16:57.30 -70:44:59.0
IC4972 = 20:17:42.70 -70:54:54.0
POSITION ANGLE: 285
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC6872 = 380
NGC6876 = na
NGC 6877 = 190
Size (Light Years) NGC6872 = 626,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC6876 = 240,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC6877 = 211,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC6872 is a barred spiral galaxy with 2 elongated arms and is interacting with IC4970. NGC6876 and NGC6876 are ellipticals.
2MASX J20162909-7039580 has no associated data available.

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