NGC6910 Observation Details
NGC6910 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing NGC6910 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 11:17 and set before sunset at 20:00. Rising near twilight's end at 02:30, it will fade away by 04:21, peaking at just 15° above the horizon.NGC6910 will be visible until January, 15, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC6910 Visibility Timetable on January 09
NGC6910 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC6910 transit | 11:17 | 87° |
| Sunset | 15:05 | 46° |
| Civil sunset | 15:35 | 41° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:39 | 29° |
| NGC6910 set | 20:00 | |
| Moon Rise, 63.3% illuminated | 21:13 | -7° |
| NGC6910 rise | 02:30 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:49 | 10° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:53 | 20° |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 25° |
| Moon Set | 09:03 | 65° |
Track NGC6910 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC6910 right now?
NGC6910 is located in the constellation Cygnus, at right ascension 20h 23m 12s" and declination 40° 46' 42s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC6910 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC6910
| Object name | NGC6910 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC6910 coordinates | 20.38668, 40.77861 |
| Center coordinates | 20.38668, 40.77861 |
NGC6910 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC6910
| Time | 21:40 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC6910 elevation | -9° |
| NGC6910 Azimuth | 18° |
Annual motion of NGC6910
| Date | Sat, 10 January 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 16:40 |
| Twighlight end | 03:47 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 7m |
| Rise | 02:30 |
| Set | 19:56 |
| Elevation at transit | 87° |
| Transit time | 11:13 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 20h 23m 12s", Dec: 40° 46' 42s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC6910 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC6910
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 20.38668° |
| Declination | 40.77861° |
| Magnitude | 7.40 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Elevation | -8.9° |
| Azimuth | 17.9° |
Data Credits
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