NGC6868 and 6870 Galaxies
| OBJECT | NGC6868 and 6870 in Telescopium |
| DATE | 29 Jun 2011 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 2100 seconds |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | ~14 |
| DISTANCE Millions Light Years |
NGC6868 = 129 NGC6870 = 125 ESO233-035 = 107 CMI2006b N6868-f01-1376 = 739 2MASX J20095889-4821262 = 121 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC6868 = 10.6 NGC6870 = 13.16 ESO233-035 = 14.40 CMI2006b N6868-f01-1376 = 16 2MASX J20095889-4821262 = 13.7 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC6868 = RA: 20h09m 54.0s DE:-48°23'00" NGC6870 = RA: 20h10m 10.8s DE:-48°17' 14" ESO233-035 = RA: 20h09m 25.6s DE:-48°17'05" CMI2006b N6868-f01-1376 = RA: 20h10m02.86s DE:-48°16'41.4" 2MASX J20095889-4821262 = RA: 20h09m58.9s DE:-48°21'26" |
| POSITION ANGLE: | NGC6868 = 86 NGC6870 = 86 ESO233-035 = 146 CMI2006b N6868-f01-1376 = unavailable 2MASX J20095889-4821262 = unavailable |
| DETAILS | galaxy cluster contains both spiral and elliptical types. Also in this image is a much more distant galaxy at about 739 million light years distance. |