NGC6679 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6679 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 05:50, 31° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 30° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6679
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h33m [1] |
| Declination: | +67°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (B) [1] 11.79 (J) [1] 11.06 (H) [1] 10.88 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 99.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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