NGC6996 (Asterism)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC6996 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:36, 82° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
NGC6996
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Object type
Asterism
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.