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NGC 6946

NGC 6946
Object NGC 6946 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6946 - galaxy in the constellation Cygni
Type: SBc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 11.50'x9.8'
magnitude: V=8.8m; B=9.6m
The surface brightness: 13.8 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 20h34m52.1s; Dec= 60°9'12"
redshift (z): 0.000133
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6946: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 0.6 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6946 : PGC 65001, UGC 11597, MCG 10-29-6, CGCG 304-6, Arp 29, IRAS 20338+5958

Nearby objects: NGC 6944A, NGC 6945, NGC 6947, NGC 6948

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