NGC6806 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6806 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.

Name NGC6806
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:19h37m [1]
Declination:-42°17' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:13.19 (V) [1]
13.71 (B) [1]
11.65 (J) [1]
11.05 (H) [1]
10.79 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sc
B-V Color (mag):0.52

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