IC4948
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4948 is visible from soon after it rises, at 08:04, until soon before it sets at 14:52. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Name
IC4948
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6902
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h24m [2] |
| Declination: | −43°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 36.9 Mpc 120.3 Mlyr [1] |