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 in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:30, 50° above your south-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] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 72.0 Mpc 234.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.17 |