Barnard's Galaxy (NGC6822)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Barnard's Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Barnard's Galaxy (NGC6822)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −14°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.30 (V) [2] 9.36 (B) [1] 7.48 (J) [1] 6.92 (H) [1] 6.72 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | IB |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.69 |
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