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 at 21:47, 50° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:58 (PDT), 49° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:54, 28° 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] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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