NGC6470 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6470 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 05:18, 53° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:47 (PST), 11° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6470
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +67°37' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.14 (B) [1] 12.07 (J) [1] 11.38 (H) [1] 11.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 157.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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