NGC6931 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6931 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:33, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:35, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:56, 27° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC6931
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:20h33m [2]
Declination:−11°22' [2]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:14.00 (B) [2]
11.22 (J) [2]
10.52 (H) [2]
10.16 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:27.4 Mpc
89.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.18

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