NGC6792 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6792 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 19:35 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 80° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.

Name NGC6792
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6792[2]
UGC 11429[3]
PGC 63096[4]
Position
Right ascension:19h20m [4]
Declination:+43°07' [4]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:13.29 (B) [2]
10.06 (J) [2]
9.43 (H) [2]
9.10 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:67.2 Mpc
219.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.85

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