NGC6740 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6740 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:43, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:47, 84° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6740
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h00m [3] |
| Declination: | +28°46' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] 11.33 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.23 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 31.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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