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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:49, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:50, 22° above your western horizon.
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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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