NGC6430 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6430 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6430
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6430[1]
UGC 10966[2]
PGC 60805[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h45m [3]
Declination:+18°08' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.71 (B) [1]
11.38 (J) [1]
10.56 (H) [1]
10.26 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sab

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