Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231), Rolf Dietrich
Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231)
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Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231)

Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231), Rolf Dietrich
Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231)
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Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231)

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The face-on Fireworks-Galaxy is 25Mly, but NGC6939 only 3,9ly away.

The open cluster NGC6939 is about 2,2 billions years old.

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Fireworks-Galaxy NGC6946, NGC6939 (Melotte 231), Rolf Dietrich

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