NGC6957 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6957 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (PDT) – 3 hours and 14 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:57.
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Name
NGC6957
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Magnitude: | 15.28 (B) [1] 12.70 (J) [1] 11.92 (H) [1] 11.67 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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