NGC6972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6972 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:03, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:57, 56° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6972
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 20h49m [3] |
Declination: | +09°53' [3] |
Constellation: | Delphinus |
Magnitude: | 14.02 (B) [1] 10.89 (J) [1] 10.17 (H) [1] 9.97 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | S0-a |
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