NGC6509 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6509 will become visible at around 19:10 (PDT), 47° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:12.
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Name
NGC6509
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 13.32 (B) [1] 10.46 (J) [1] 9.81 (H) [1] 9.73 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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