NGC6986 (Galaxy)

From South El Monte , NGC6986 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:21 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:09, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:10, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6986
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 20h56m [2] |
Declination: | −18°33' [2] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 14.72 (B) [2] 11.21 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.14 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Distance: | 100.5 Mpc 327.6 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.29 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.