NGC6623 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6623 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:10, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:53, 69° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6623
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h19m [3] |
Declination: | +23°42' [3] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 14.36 (B) [1] 10.16 (J) [1] 9.42 (H) [1] 9.22 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | E |
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