NGC6547 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6547 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (PDT), 78° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:19, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:37, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6547
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h05m [3] |
| Declination: | +25°13' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.21 (B) [1] 10.44 (J) [1] 9.74 (H) [1] 9.49 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 134.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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