NGC6947 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6947 is visible between 01:43 and 03:42. It will become accessible at around 01:43, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:42, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:42 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6947
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h41m [2] |
| Declination: | −32°29' [2] |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Magnitude: | 13.43 (B) [2] 11.08 (J) [2] 10.40 (H) [2] 10.00 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 69.3 Mpc 225.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.77 |