NGC6940 Observation Details
NGC6940 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing NGC6940 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 10:49 and set before sunset at 18:24. Rising near twilight's end at 03:09, it will fade away by 04:19, peaking at just 12° above the horizon.NGC6940 will become visible in February, 19. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from February, 19, NGC6940 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC6940 Visibility Timetable on January 19
NGC6940 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 0.1% illuminated | 05:33 | 25° |
| NGC6940 transit | 10:49 | 81° |
| Sunset | 15:15 | 34° |
| Moon Set | 15:16 | 34° |
| Civil sunset | 15:45 | 28° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:48 | 17° |
| NGC6940 set | 18:24 | |
| NGC6940 rise | 03:09 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:48 | 6° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:51 | 18° |
| Sunrise | 05:20 | 23° |
Track NGC6940 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC6940 right now?
NGC6940 is located in the constellation Vulpecula, at right ascension 20h 34m 26s" and declination 28° 16' 57s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC6940 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 NGC6940
| Object name | NGC6940 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC6940 coordinates | 20.57408, 28.28272 |
| Center coordinates | 20.57408, 28.28272 |
NGC6940 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC6940
| Time | 19:34 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC6940 elevation | -10° |
| NGC6940 Azimuth | 42° |
Annual motion of NGC6940
| Date | Tue, 20 January 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 16:48 |
| Twighlight end | 03:45 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 57m |
| Rise | 03:09 |
| Set | 18:21 |
| Elevation at transit | 81° |
| Transit time | 10:45 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 20h 34m 26s", Dec: 28° 16' 57s |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
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 NGC6940 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 NGC6940
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 20.57408° |
| Declination | 28.28272° |
| Magnitude | 6.30 |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Elevation | -10.2° |
| Azimuth | 42° |
Data Credits
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