NGC 6999
Appearance
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NGC 6999 | |
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![]() NGC 6999 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Microscopium |
Right ascension | 21h 03m 30s |
Declination | -27° 57’ 27” |
Distance | 524.9 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.02 |
magnitude (J) | 11.51 |
magnitude (H) | 10.74 |
magnitude (K) | 10.44 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Lenticular galaxy |
Other designations | |
PGC 65940 |
NGC 6999 is a S0 morphology type lenticular galaxy located 524.9 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Microscopium.[1][2][3][4]
It was discovered by Albert Marth on October 19th 1864.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "NGC 6999 - Lenticular Galaxy in Microscopium | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "NGC 6999 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6999". Spider's Homepage. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6950". Website of Professor of Astronomy and Author Courtney Seligman. October 22, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2025.