NGC6581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6581 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:20 (PST) – 3 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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