NGC6654 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6654 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, 40° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:23 (PST), 22° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6654
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h39m [3] |
| Declination: | +73°34' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 11.84 (V) [1] 13.49 (B) [1] 9.55 (J) [1] 8.86 (H) [1] 8.59 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 59.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
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