NGC6961 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6961 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:15, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:50, 29° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6961
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h47m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.12 (B) [2] 12.02 (J) [2] 11.30 (H) [2] 11.07 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 72.0 Mpc 234.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.17 |