NGC6949 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6949 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 55° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 59° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:13, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western 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