NGC 6862 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Telescopium. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 9 July 1834.
NGC 6862 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
ESO 185-54 Group NGC 6862 is a member of the ESO 185-54 group (also known as LGG 429). This group contains nine galaxies, including , , , , , , , and .
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 6862: SN 2010co (TypeII-P, mag. 16.1) was discovered by on 6 May 2010.
See also List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
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