NGC6949 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6949 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:15, 61° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:05 (EDT), 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6949
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h35m [4] |
| Declination: | +64°48' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [2] 14.93 (B) [2] 10.34 (J) [2] 9.55 (H) [2] 9.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 47.8 Mpc 155.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.90 |
Sources