NGC6581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6581 will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:35.
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Name
NGC6581
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h12m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.35 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.73 (H) [1] 10.47 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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