NGC6197 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6197 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:57 (PDT), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:42, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:37, 54° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6197
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h37m [1]
Declination:+35°59' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.20 (B) [1]
11.92 (J) [1]
11.30 (H) [1]
11.03 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 38.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBab

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