NGC6686 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6686 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:34, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 55° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6686
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +40°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (B) [1] 11.55 (J) [1] 10.87 (H) [1] 10.65 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 153.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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