NGC6482 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6482 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:35 (PDT), 78° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:46, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6482
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h51m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 11.33 (V) [1] 12.23 (B) [1] 9.35 (J) [1] 8.61 (H) [1] 8.37 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.0 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 68.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
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