NGC6608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6608 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:32, 67° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 14° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6608
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h12m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 16.60 (B) [2] 13.52 (J) [2] 12.75 (H) [2] 12.12 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Scd |
| Distance: | 143.5 Mpc 467.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.18 |