NGC6501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6501 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:57, 62° above your south-western horizon.
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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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