NGC6898 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6898 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:29 (PDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6898
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 14.04 (B) [1] 11.01 (J) [1] 10.32 (H) [1] 10.02 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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