NGC6617 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6617 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 04:45, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
NGC6617
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +61°19' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.56 (B) [2] 13.88 (J) [2] 13.34 (H) [2] 13.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 88.6 Mpc 288.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.18 |
Sources