NGC6606 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6606 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 80° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:24, 80° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6606
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6606[1]
UGC 11174[2]
PGC 61633[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h14m [3]
Declination:+43°16' [3]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:14.36 (B) [1]
11.04 (J) [1]
10.28 (H) [1]
10.02 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sa

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