NGC6900 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6900 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:17 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 37° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:15.

Name NGC6900
Object type Galaxy
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]
Hubble type:Sb

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