NGC6550
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6550 will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 72° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:12.
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Name
NGC6550
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6549
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +18°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Distance: | 45.9 Mpc 149.6 Mlyr [1] |