NGC6501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6501 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:46, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 25° above your 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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