Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  HD196085  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) and NGC 6939, Steve
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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) and NGC 6939

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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) and NGC 6939

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Some integrated flux nebula (IFN) is visible, particularly near HD 196085, the brightest star in the field.  SIMBAD identifies the small, interesting object to the left of NGC 6946 (halfway to the edge, at about RA 20h 32.6m, DEC 60d 1m) as galaxy 2MASX J20324060+6000181.

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NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy) and NGC 6939, Steve