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NGC 6999

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NGC 6999
NGC 6999
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationMicroscopium
Right ascension21h 03m 30s
Declination-27° 57’ 27”
Distance524.9 million ly
Apparent magnitude (B)15.02
magnitude (J)11.51
magnitude (H)10.74
magnitude (K)10.44
Characteristics
TypeLenticular 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

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  1. ^ "NGC 6999 - Lenticular Galaxy in Microscopium | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ^ "NGC 6999 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6999". Spider's Homepage. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6950". Website of Professor of Astronomy and Author Courtney Seligman. October 22, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2025.