NGC6608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6608 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 43° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 50° above your north-western 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 |