Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Radius: 20,000 light years
Magnitude: 9.6
Distance to Earth: 22.5 million light years
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.6
Declination: +60° 09′ 14″
Right ascension: 20h 34m 52.3s
Constellations: Cepheus, Cygnus
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