Galaxy · constellation Tel

NGC 6870

NGC 6870ESO 233-041PGC 64197
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
20h 10m 10.9s
Declination
-48° 17' 13"
Size
2.6′ × 1.1′
Position angle
86°
Magnitude
11.9 (V)
Surface brightness
23.41 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
SABa
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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