NGC6697 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6697 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:47, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 54° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6697
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h45m [3] |
| Declination: | +25°30' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.46 (B) [1] 10.40 (J) [1] 9.68 (H) [1] 9.44 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 65.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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