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NGC 6946
NGC 6946 — Fireworks Galaxy
Galaxy
· CepheusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Cepheus
- Right ascension
- 20h 34m 54s
- Declination
- +60° 09′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 9.6
- Angular size
- 11′ × 10′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Nov
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6946
About this target
Prolific supernova host.