Spiral galaxy · Capricornus
NGC 6907 Giant Behemoth Galaxy
mag 11.23.3′ across
About
NGC 6907, the Giant Behemoth Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 11.2 in Capricornus, about 3.3′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 6907 is in the constellation Capricornus.
- Best evenings: around mid-September it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 55° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A faint oval glow with a brighter middle — no spiral arms without a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 6907, PGC 64650, UGCA 418 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (Sbc) |
| Magnitude | 11.2The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 3.3′ × 2.7′position angle 67°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 23.1 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 25m 06.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 48′ 33″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →