NGC6951 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6951 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:34 (EST), 59° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:49, 20° above your northern horizon.
Name
NGC6951
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 20h37m [3] |
Declination: | +66°06' [3] |
Constellation: | Cepheus |
Magnitude: | 12.41 (V) [1] 11.96 (B) [1] 8.31 (J) [1] 7.47 (H) [1] 7.22 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.45 |
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