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 in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 53 minutes after the Sun at 21:37 (PST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:54 – 4 hours and 54 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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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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