NGC6985 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6985 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (PDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:02, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6985
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h45m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.46 (B) [1] 13.57 (J) [1] 12.76 (H) [1] 12.88 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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