Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh
NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw
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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw

NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh
NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw
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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw

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NGC 6946 (also tentatively known as the Fireworks Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away, in the constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

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  • NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh
    Original
  • NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh
    C
  • Final
    NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh
    D

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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) with Supernova SN2017eaw, Kanwar Singh