NGC6687 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6687 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 53° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6687
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6687[1]
UGC 11309[2]
PGC 62144[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h37m [3]
Declination:+59°38' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:14.83 (B) [1]
11.99 (J) [1]
11.35 (H) [1]
10.92 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Scd

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