NGC6409 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6409 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:38, 73° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 45° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6409
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +50°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [1] 12.24 (J) [1] 11.60 (H) [1] 11.23 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 55.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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