NGC6552 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6552 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 33° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:53 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:33, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your northern horizon, and reach an altitude of 28° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:43.
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Name
NGC6552
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h00m [3] |
| Declination: | +66°36' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (V) [1] 14.54 (B) [1] 11.44 (J) [1] 10.73 (H) [1] 10.32 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 103.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
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