NGC6418 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6418 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 04:35, 73° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 23° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 73° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6418
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h38m [1] |
| Declination: | +58°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [1] 14.79 (B) [1] 13.77 (J) [1] 13.28 (H) [1] 12.96 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.29 |
Source