NGC6894 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6894 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 44° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 55° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6894
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +30°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (V) [1] 14.40 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.2 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 2.10 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.91 |
Sources