NGC6599 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6599 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:35 (PDT), 78° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:26, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6599
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h15m [3] |
| Declination: | +24°54' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.82 (V) [1] 13.69 (B) [1] 10.27 (J) [1] 9.56 (H) [1] 9.33 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.87 |
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