NGC6945 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6945 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:56, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 45° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6945
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [2] 10.48 (J) [2] 9.81 (H) [2] 9.48 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 45.5 Mpc 148.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.09 |