NGC6890 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6890 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6890
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h18m [2] |
| Declination: | −44°48' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.65 (V) [2] 12.96 (B) [2] 9.99 (J) [2] 9.31 (H) [2] 9.03 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 31.8 Mpc 103.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.86 |