NGC7406 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC7406 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 40° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:41, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC7406
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (B) [2] 11.38 (J) [2] 10.71 (H) [2] 10.42 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 18.0 Mpc 58.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.11 |