NGC6789 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6789 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 06:20, 58° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:53 (EDT), 14° above your northern horizon.
Name
NGC6789
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 19h16m [4] |
Declination: | +63°58' [4] |
Constellation: | Draco |
Magnitude: | 13.54 (V) [2] 13.83 (B) [2] 12.87 (J) [2] 12.29 (H) [2] 12.24 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | I |
Distance: | 3.6 Mpc 11.7 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.29 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -14.24 |
Sources