NGC6497 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6497 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:35 (EST), 39° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:21 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:20, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 31° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:54.
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Name
NGC6497
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h51m [3] |
| Declination: | +59°28' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.22 (B) [1] 10.95 (J) [1] 10.33 (H) [1] 10.01 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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