NGC6532 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6532 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:31 (PDT), 67° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:41, 67° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6532
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6532[2]
UGC 11085[3]
PGC 61220[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h59m [4]
Declination:+56°13' [4]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:14.91 (B) [2]
12.13 (J) [2]
11.43 (H) [2]
11.44 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.7 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 120.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:72.1 Mpc
235.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.38

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