NGC6958 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6958 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 10° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6958
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h48m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [2] 12.28 (B) [2] 9.34 (J) [2] 8.66 (H) [2] 8.40 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 35.4 Mpc 115.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.35 |