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Table 1

Basic astronomical properties of NGC 6946.

Morphological type SABc
Inclination 18°
Diameter D25 11.́5
RA2000 20h34m53s
Dec2000 +60°0913′′
Distancea 7 Mpc

Notes. All data except for the distance are taken from the HYPERLEDA database – http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr – see Paturel (2003).

(a)

Taken from Israel (1980).

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