NGC6900 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6900 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:17 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
NGC6900
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 14.67 (B) [1] 12.06 (J) [1] 11.38 (H) [1] 11.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 100.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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