NGC6497 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6497 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 04:45, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon.
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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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