NGC6443 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6443 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 49° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:46, 75° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 47° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6443
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +48°06' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.74 (H) [1] 10.42 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 127.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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