NGC6622 (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 , NGC6622 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 05:45, 44° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:23 (PST), 17° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC6622
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 81
Position
Right ascension:18h12m [1]
Declination:+68°21' [1]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:14.08 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 117.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab

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