NGC6663 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6663 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 67° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:49, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6663
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h33m [3] |
| Declination: | +40°02' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 14.76 (B) [1] 12.18 (J) [1] 11.55 (H) [1] 11.22 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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