NGC6429 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6429 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (PDT), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6429
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [4] |
| Declination: | +25°21' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (B) [2] 10.87 (J) [2] 10.18 (H) [2] 9.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 45.1 Mpc 147.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.07 |
Sources