The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Fireworks Galaxy is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:38 (EST), 67° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 12° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h34m [3] |
| Declination: | +60°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 9.70 (V) [5] 9.76 (B) [1] 6.27 (J) [1] 5.91 (H) [1] 5.37 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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