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Fireworks Galaxy
Galaxy · Galaxy in the constellations Cepheus & Cygnus
About Fireworks Galaxy
Fireworks Galaxy is about 25.18 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 25.18 million years ago.
The map lists it as a galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.
Ten supernovae have been seen in it since 1917.
Key numbers
| Distance | 25.18 million light-years (7.72 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Distance method | LVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 10.0°, SGB +42.0° |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.6 |
| Stellar mass | 7.59 × 10¹⁰ suns |
Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Council of Giants, a view about 36 million light-years across.
From Wikipedia
NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a grand design, face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 6946, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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