NGC6821 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6821 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:59, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:10, 24° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6821
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h44m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 13.07 (V) [2] 13.62 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.53 (H) [2] 10.15 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Scd |
| Distance: | 22.5 Mpc 73.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.55 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.69 |