NGC6602 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6602 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:50, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:08, 72° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6602
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h16m [3] |
Declination: | +25°02' [3] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [1] 10.86 (J) [1] 10.11 (H) [1] 9.83 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
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