The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , the Fireworks Galaxy is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:24, 53° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:12 (EDT), 12° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h34m [3] |
| Declination: | +60°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 9.70 (V) [5] 9.76 (B) [1] 6.27 (J) [1] 5.91 (H) [1] 5.37 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.