NGC6959 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6959 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:13 (PDT) – 2 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Name
NGC6959
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [1] 11.58 (J) [1] 10.97 (H) [1] 10.61 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 63.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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