NGC6951 (Galaxy)

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

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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
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6951[1]
UGC 11604[2]
PGC 65086[3]
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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