NGC6628 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6628 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:42 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 69° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:45.

Name NGC6628
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6628[1]
UGC 11211[2]
PGC 61790[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h22m [3]
Declination:+23°28' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.72 (B) [1]
10.39 (J) [1]
9.64 (H) [1]
9.31 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0

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