NGC6996 (Asterism)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6996 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 56° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:48, 41° 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] |