NGC6598 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6598 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:10, 54° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 43° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 45° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6598
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h08m [3] |
| Declination: | +69°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.14 (B) [1] 10.95 (J) [1] 10.21 (H) [1] 9.96 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 35.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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