NGC6518 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6518 will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 79° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:49.
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Name
NGC6518
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +28°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.94 (B) [1] 11.23 (J) [1] 10.51 (H) [1] 10.26 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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