NGC6552 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6552 will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 56° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:47 when it dips 21° 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] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
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