NGC6500 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6500 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:54, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 66° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6500
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h55m [3] |
| Declination: | +18°20' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.54 (V) [1] 13.03 (B) [1] 10.13 (J) [1] 9.42 (H) [1] 9.15 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.49 |
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