NGC6912 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6912 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:37, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6912
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h26m [2] |
| Declination: | −18°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 13.22 (V) [2] 13.87 (B) [2] 11.23 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.17 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 4.6 Mpc 15.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -15.09 |