NGC6901 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6901 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:08 (PST) – 3 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:17.
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Name
NGC6901
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h22m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°25' [3] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 14.83 (B) [1] 11.55 (J) [1] 10.82 (H) [1] 10.48 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 62.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
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