NGC6580 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6580 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:46, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:08, 68° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6580
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h12m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.90 (B) [1] 10.52 (J) [1] 9.77 (H) [1] 9.54 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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