NGC6597 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6597 will become visible at around 19:16 (PDT), 57° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 00:31 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6597
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.44 (B) [1] 12.07 (J) [1] 11.46 (H) [1] 11.20 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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