NGC 6862

NGC 6862
NGC 6862 imaged by the Dark Energy Camera
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTelescopium
Right ascension20h 08m 54.5801s
Declination−56° 23′ 30.300″
Redshift0.014026±0.0000170
Heliocentric radial velocity4,205±5 km/s
Distance197.3 ± 13.8 Mly (60.48 ± 4.24 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 5084 group (LGG 429)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.44
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)b
Size~136,500 ly (41.86 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 1.1′
Other designations
ESO 186- G 002, IRAS 20049-5632, 2MASX J20085482-5623318, PGC 64168

NGC 6862 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Telescopium. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,100±9 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 197.3 ± 13.8 Mly (60.48 ± 4.24 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 9 July 1834.

NGC 6862 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

ESO 185-54 Group

NGC 6862 is a member of the ESO 185-54 group (also known as LGG 429). This group contains nine galaxies, including NGC 6848 [fr], NGC 6855 [fr], NGC 6867 [fr], IC 4935 [de], IC 4950 [de], IC 4952 [de], IC 4963 [de], and ESO 185-54 [de].

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 6862:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 6862". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 6862". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "NGC 6862". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Chen, Yan-Ping; Zaw, Ingyin; Farrar, Glennys R.; Elgamal, Sana (2022). "A Uniformly Selected, Southern-sky 6dF, Optical AGN Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 258 (2): 29. arXiv:2111.13217. Bibcode:2022ApJS..258...29C. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac4157.
  5. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  6. ↑ "LGG 429". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Monard, L. A. G. (2010). "Supernova 2010co in NGC 6862". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2271): 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2271....1M.
  8. ↑ "SN 2010co". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 20 February 2026.