NGC6676 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6676 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:59, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:13 (EDT), 34° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:06, 65° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6676
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h33m [4] |
| Declination: | +66°57' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.22 (B) [2] 11.78 (J) [2] 11.00 (H) [2] 10.75 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 117.0 Mpc 381.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.12 |
Sources