NGC 6962

galaxy

NGC 6962 is a large intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.014 and it was first discovered by the German-British astronomer by the name of William Herschel in 1785 who found it as a faint object with a round bright middle. This galaxy was also observed by the English polymath, John Herschel in 1827.

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