NGC6947 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6947 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.

Name NGC6947
Object type Galaxy
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

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