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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:50  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 21:02 south
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NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius

NGC 6961 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Aquarius constellation. NGC 6961 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 6961
Galaxy
Aquarius
  • NGC 6961 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Its current altitude is 30° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its B magnitude of 14.8, NGC 6961 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Available Resources for NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius

Photometric information of NGC 6961

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6961 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).

14.8
12.02
11.3
11.07

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 6961.

23.44 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 6961

The following table reports NGC 6961 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6961 is a visual representation of it.
0.76 arcmin
0.73 arcmin
150°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6961

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6961 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 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6961 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.76 arcmin) and minor (0.73 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius morphological classification

NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius, Elliptical (E).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6961

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6961 are provided in the following table:

20h 47m 11s
+00° 21’ 47”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6961 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 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius.

Finder chart NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6961 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 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius 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: 89.6°
Max altitude: 38.9°
Azimuth: 270.4°
NGC 6961 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aquarius is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom