NGC6972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6972 will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 55° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:08.
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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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