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NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila

NGC 6901 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Aquila constellation. NGC 6901 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

NGC 6901
Galaxy
Aquila
  • NGC 6901 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its B magnitude of 14.9, NGC 6901 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
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Photometric information of NGC 6901

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6901 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

14.9
11.55
10.82
10.48

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 6901.

23.37 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 6901

The following table reports NGC 6901 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6901 is a visual representation of it.
1.25 arcmin
0.49 arcmin
62°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6901

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6901 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6901 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.25 arcmin) and minor (0.49 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila morphological classification

NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila is classified as Barred Spiral (Bab) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila, Barred Spiral (Bab).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6901

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6901 are provided in the following table:

20h 22m 22s
+06° 25’ 47”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6901 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila.

Finder chart NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6901 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.6°
Max altitude: 44.9°
Azimuth: 276.4°
NGC 6901 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Aquila is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom