The Turtle (NGC6210)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Turtle is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 68° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Turtle (NGC6210)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 9.65 (V) [1] 10.50 (B) [1] 10.13 (J) [1] 10.20 (H) [1] 9.50 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
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