NGC6688 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6688 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 83° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:50, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6688
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h40m [4] |
| Declination: | +36°17' [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 13.85 (B) [2] 10.04 (J) [2] 9.29 (H) [2] 9.05 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 83.7 Mpc 272.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.76 |
Sources