NGC6996 (Asterism)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6996 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:04 (PDT), 77° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:25, 78° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6996
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Object type
Asterism
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h56m [1] |
| Declination: | +45°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 10.00 (V) [2] |