NGC6687 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6687 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 23:36, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 65° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6687
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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