NGC6891 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6891 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:26, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 44° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6891
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h15m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Magnitude: | 10.50 (V) [1] 11.70 (B) [1] 11.10 (J) [1] 11.16 (H) [1] 10.55 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 830.0 parsec 2705.8 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.90 |
Sources