NGC6915 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6915 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (PDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:55, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:50, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6915
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h27m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 13.77 (B) [2] 10.21 (J) [2] 9.55 (H) [2] 9.24 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 85.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 38.6 Mpc 125.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.16 |