NGC6993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6993 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:15, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 27° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −25°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 14.03 (B) [1] 12.07 (J) [1] 11.45 (H) [1] 10.83 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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