NGC6941 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6941 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:05 (EDT) – 3 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
NGC6941
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h36m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (B) [2] 10.67 (J) [2] 9.98 (H) [2] 9.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 74.5 Mpc 242.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.19 |