NGC6646 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6646 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 82° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6646
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +39°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 12.64 (V) [1] 13.59 (B) [1] 10.18 (J) [1] 9.48 (H) [1] 9.20 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
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