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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
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

  1. ↑ "NGC 6999 - Lenticular Galaxy in Microscopium | TheSkyLive". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc6999-object. 
  2. ↑ "NGC 6999 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". https://www.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+6999. 
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". June 12, 2025. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6999&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6999". https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC%206999. 
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6950". October 22, 2023. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc69a.htm#6999. 



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