NGC6986 (Galaxy)

From Fairfield , NGC6986 is visible between 21:51 and 02:31. It will become accessible around 21:51, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:31 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6986
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Object type
Galaxy
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Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 14.59 (B) [2] 11.21 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.14 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Right ascension: | 20h56m [2] |
Declination: | -18°33' [2] |
Distance: | 100.5 Mpc 327.6 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.42 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.