Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  HD196085  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, David Hickey
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, David Hickey
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 25 million light years away.  It is heavily obscured by galactic dust due to its location close to the Milky Way galactic plane near the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus.

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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, David Hickey