NGC6501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6501 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:36 (EST) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Name
NGC6501
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h56m [4] |
| Declination: | +18°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (V) [1] 13.11 (B) [2] 10.08 (J) [2] 9.38 (H) [2] 9.11 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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