NGC6566 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6566 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:51 (PST), 26° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 19 minutes after the Sun at 22:05 (PST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:39 – 5 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:47.
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Name
NGC6566
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h07m [1] |
| Declination: | +52°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.47 (B) [1] 11.88 (J) [1] 11.18 (H) [1] 10.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 21.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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