Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC6946 (Fireworks Galaxy), m159267

NGC6946 (Fireworks Galaxy)

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NGC6946 (Fireworks Galaxy), m159267

NGC6946 (Fireworks Galaxy)

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Ten supernovae have been observed in NGC6946 in the 20th and early 21st century - almost ten times the rate we see in our own Milky Way galaxy. This, along with its prodigious star formation, NGC6946 is also known as the Fireworks galaxy.

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NGC6946 (Fireworks Galaxy), m159267