NGC6657 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6657 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (PDT), 72° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:18, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:57, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6657
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h33m [3] |
| Declination: | +34°03' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (B) [1] 11.17 (J) [1] 10.42 (H) [1] 10.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 135.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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