NGC6461 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6461 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:45, 44° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:23 (PST), 20° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6461
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h39m [3] |
| Declination: | +74°02' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.56 (B) [1] 12.43 (J) [1] 11.61 (H) [1] 11.40 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 21.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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