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NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus

Altitude: 25.7°   Azimuth: 247.9°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 6933 is a Star in the Delphinus constellation. NGC 6933 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6933 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 6933 - Star in Delphinus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6933 in the Red band.

Key facts about NGC 6933

NGC 6933
Star
Delphinus

NGC 6933 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 25.7°
Azimuth: 247.9°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 6933 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 11.61, NGC 6933 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus

Photometric information of NGC 6933

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6933 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).

12.54
11.61
11.1
10.86
10.77

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

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6933

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6933 are provided in the following table:

20h 33m 38s
+07° 23’ 14”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6933 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 6933 - Star in Delphinus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus.

Finder chart NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus.

Rise and set times of NGC 6933 from your location

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

Today's NGC 6933 - Star in Delphinus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.6°
Max altitude: 45.9°
Azimuth: 277.4°