NGC6612 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6612 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:01, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6612
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +36°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 15.51 (B) [1] 11.93 (J) [1] 11.31 (H) [1] 11.08 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
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