NGC6865 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6865 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:47 (EDT) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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Name
NGC6865
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h05m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [2] 11.00 (J) [2] 10.23 (H) [2] 10.07 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 53.3 Mpc 173.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.89 |