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In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Aquila
- NGC 6709 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6755 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6738 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6760 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6790 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6756 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6803 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6741 (Phantom Streak Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4846 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6751 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6804 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6807 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6778 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6749 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6852 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6772 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6941 - Galaxy
- NGC 6915 - Galaxy
- NGC 6926 - Galaxy
- NGC 6922 - Galaxy
- NGC 6821 - Galaxy
- NGC 6900 - Galaxy
- NGC 6814 - Galaxy
- IC 1317 - Galaxy
- NGC 6929 - Galaxy
- NGC 6901 - Galaxy
- IC 1327 - Galaxy
- IC 4850 - Nova Star
- NGC 6773 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6863 - Other Classification
- NGC 6859 - Other Classification
- NGC 6858 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6840 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6843 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6775 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6837 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6828 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6724 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6795 - Open Cluster
- IC 1316 - Other Classification
- NGC 6728 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6735 - Open Cluster
- IC 1298 - Other Classification
NGC 6926 - Spiral Galaxy in Aquila
NGC 6926 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Aquila constellation. NGC 6926 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 6926 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 34° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its visual magnitude of 13.87, NGC 6926 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 6926
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6926 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).
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 6926.
Apparent size of NGC 6926
The following table reports NGC 6926 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6926 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6926
The image below is a photograph of NGC 6926 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).
NGC 6926 - Spiral Galaxy in Aquila morphological classification
NGC 6926 - Spiral Galaxy in Aquila is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6926 - Spiral Galaxy in Aquila in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6926
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6926 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6926 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 6926 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6926 - Spiral Galaxy in Aquila rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):