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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:15 (PDT), 42° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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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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