NGC6917 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6917 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:39 (EDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:25, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:57, 42° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6917
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h27m [4] |
| Declination: | +08°05' [4] |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Magnitude: | 14.24 (B) [2] 10.68 (J) [2] 10.00 (H) [2] 9.63 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 42.4 Mpc 138.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.90 |
Sources