NGC6690
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6690 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 05:45, 42° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:23 (PST), 20° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6690
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6689
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h34m [1] |
| Declination: | +70°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.8 arcmin |
Source