NGC6886 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6886 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:23, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 48° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6886
|
Object type
Planetary nebula
|
Position
Right ascension: | 20h12m [1] |
Declination: | +19°59' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagitta |
Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 12.20 (B) [1] 12.22 (J) [1] 12.24 (H) [1] 11.49 (K) [1] |
Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 0.25 |
Sources