NGC6869 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6869 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:04, 63° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:15 (EDT), 27° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6869
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h00m [4] |
| Declination: | +66°13' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 12.23 (V) [2] 13.32 (B) [2] 9.68 (J) [2] 8.96 (H) [2] 8.71 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 32.4 Mpc 105.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.32 |
Sources