NGC6458 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6458 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6458
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h49m [3] |
| Declination: | +20°48' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.91 (B) [1] 11.21 (J) [1] 10.52 (H) [1] 10.31 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 147.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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