NGC6477 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6477 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 05:48, 33° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:52 (PST), 28° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6477
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +67°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 16.65 (B) [1] 13.44 (J) [1] 12.66 (H) [1] 12.50 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 126.0°E of N |
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