NGC6836 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6836 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:49 (EDT) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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Name
NGC6836
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.01 (V) [2] 13.49 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABm |
| Distance: | 22.6 Mpc 73.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.48 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.76 |